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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    1 month 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·
      1 month ago

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

      • prenatal_confusion@feddit.orgEnglish
        4·
        1 month 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

        • nillocEnglish
          2·
          1 month 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.