Chemists Are Designing New Molecules to Save the Ocean

“Plastic was engineered to last forever. While initially praised as a miracle material, we now know that the toxic components of plastics pose some of our biggest challenges as we seek a sustainable future. The insidious chemicals they consist of are everywhere: infiltrating our food chains, destroying our ecosystems, hindering the creation of a circular economy, and exposing us to diseases and defects. But one fundamental question about plastic pollution often never gets asked: “Why would a chemist invent a material that has negative consequences?”

John Warner, the so-called founding father of the field of green chemistry and an Oceanic Global scientific advisor, explains the only way to combat the conundrum is to provide better alternatives…”

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https://impact.vice.com/en_us/article/chemists-are-designing-new-molecules-to-save-the-ocean