We’ve all heard stories of the dangers of 3D printing, with fires from runaway hot ends or dodgy heated build plates being the main hazards. But what about the particulates? Can they actually…
    • gerdesj@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      2 months ago

      It’s complicated but PLA is bio-degradable … eventually. Not months but years. That’s much better than the horrors you see on Blue Planet II.

      • piccolo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        10·
        2 months ago

        PLA requires industrial high heat composting to breakdown. Otherwise it will be around as long as any other type of plastic.

        • prenatal_confusionEnglish
          4·
          2 months ago

          Is this true also for microplastics? I am aware of the marketing claims and the helpfull oversight of the needed bioreactor but i thought that was in part due tl the larger pieces. Wondering about micro

          • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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            2 months ago

            I’m not sure how much sooner it degrades, but the study still suggests that it causes cellular damage before it’s able to degrade.