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Plastic Trash Forming Into "Plastiglomerate" Rocks

Posted by samzenpus on from the earth-plus-plastic dept.

sciencehabit (1205606) writes 'Plastic may be with us a lot longer than we thought. In addition to clogging up landfills and becoming trapped in Arctic ice, some of it is turning into stone. Scientists say a new type of rock cobbled together from plastic, volcanic rock, beach sand, seashells, and corals has begun forming on the shores of Hawaii. The new material--which the researchers are calling a "plastiglomerate"--may be becoming so pervasive that it actually becomes part of the geologic record.'

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  1. Don't Miss the Rush... by Stormy+Dragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now is the time to start buying mining rights for all that valuable plastic ore.

  2. Our age will be known as... by guygo · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Plasticene.

  3. Re:And neither does anyone else... by Curunir_wolf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Please, RTFA!

    You must be new here.

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  4. Re:Humans by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow, you are so wise. I wish the whole world could be as smart as you. That whole spaceship Earth thing, blew my mind! The way you've removed yourself, sort of transcended above the discussion like a celestial being looking whimsically down on an inferior race. I'm sure your coworkers appreciate your many (unsolicited) opinions on many topics.

  5. Re:UV by Stuarticus · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't get it, metal rusts I've seen it on my car all the time, how can there be metal in rocks? You can't explain that.

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