This is how seaweed is turned into plastic.

[@DiscoChixify]

Amazing :) we need as many alternatives to plastic as we can get.

[@pomskylifenova7344]

For sure

[@MsAnthropoLogic]

But how can it cover any type of food if it dissolves in water?

[@PedrohLopess]

Boiled water

[@sunshine3914]

Metal rust, but you can still make a boat out of it.

[@FilosSofo]

Yeah there's always a catch with these technologies.

[@MsAnthropoLogic]

@@sunshine3914 I really wanted to know how, it wasn’t a snotty comment. As there’s an explanation for why metal doesn’t always rust in contact with water, so there must be one for this thing too!

[@JonathanG314]

Usually with bio plastics, "dissolve in water" means it takes weeks or months, but not hundreds or thousands of years to dissolve as with regular plastic (also dependent on temperature and physical forces such as the waves in the ocean). So depending on the kind of bio plastic, you can still cover food with it

[@YoungGandalf2325]

So... it's just agar?

[@Mude-d6i]

Yes

[@Mude-d6i]

Scientist *re* searching agar

[@CokeCheese]

Unfortunately, it's like biofuels, the process to manufacture these is incredibly slow and incredibly expensive without much hope of improving either anytime soon. Yes, it is also limited to what it can protect/store, etc. It's a nice fantasy, though.

[@ayowhat3849]

I would rather pay extra for this than use plastics just because they are bit cheaper and contribute in pollution

[@philchapman90]

Uha we need the coverings to protect our food from things like water!

[@hanifasfr4239]

How much time it will take to decompose in ground

[@alishaparker315]

Instead of going to the grocery store for food ima just go for the bags🤤😋😅

[@badangel9592]

That sounds great if you want solvents added to your food.

[@KRUKOLIBIDINOUS]

Explain how plastic is less toxic, quickly

[@badangel9592]

​@@KRUKOLIBIDINOUSI didn't say it was. It sounds as if both are as bad as each other.

[@AzothUniversalis]

@@badangel9592 Microplastics Are Just As Bad?? Sorry Bruv You Lost The Logic On This One ✋

[@badangel9592]

​@@AzothUniversalismy god just because I didn't make a long list of sh*t that doesn't belong in food doesn't mean I think they're OK. I was just saying we don't need solvents in our food.

[@Sonokakera]

@@badangel9592I read the patent for this the solvents are washed out before the final product

[@Eeeeehhh]

does anyone know if the ocean acidification is threatening seaweed or helping it grow? i only know about algae

[@cookingwithkimbap4432]

Threatens seaweed but helps algae

[@RedEdededdy]

Shouldn't we be worried about all the plastic waste on Earth's surface that can be recycled before finding new alternatives to make more plastic?

[@wilfweNightsky]

That would be removing the result, not the cause itself

[@natedogtrainer3812]

Most can’t be recycled easily.

[@s.c1646]

Amazing

[@Undomaranel]

So it's like rice paper?

[@CUBETechie]

How about invasive species?

[@PASTAS4UCE]

That’s cool!

[@JustMe-12345]

…. Dissolves in water??? Then just pack it in gelatin or agar agar. Or 🙊 not at all if it won’t do the job anyways

[@ayowhat3849]

Boiling water, genius

[@sanjaypatel-ie7pe]

​@@ayowhat3849 it will still leave residue in normal water but will be slower than hot water

[@monsterteamtr6488]

Soo is this thing nature friendly? Or eco friendly how u wanna call it

[@SixOhFive]

That's Irish moss

[@NaseerJohnstonTheMuslim]

Is it edible??😂

[@thisguyithinkdaone]

Can i eat it?

[@aye4930]

Yeah good idea but no

[@eliwin]

Oooooooo

[@chinecheremedeh]

First one to comment

[@AS-rg3dd]

5th

[@quantemwensday]

so it is worthless

[@justashushi]

Cum