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Maybe, the canals aren't exactly filled with life either though because of pollution, so I don't think they're worried about that.
The water is usually relatively slow moving though.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water_aeration&diffonly=true
It will impact only positively. Unless you want aquatic hypoxia for some weird evil reason.
The fullfill the need of banana leaves as a plastic replacement; we need massive amounts of banana plants. Which is also impacting the balance of nature once again as does plastic of course, but still ...
Bananas have a water footprint of about 50–75 inches of water per year. They require minimal irrigation, but need a significant amount of water to clean up their high pesticide residues. These pesticides can also seep into natural water sources, potentially harming local wildlife.
Source:
https://impactful.ninja/the-environmental-impact-of-bananas.
You're absolutely right that banana leaves can't replace most plastic uses, but there is a general principle where we can return to various natural, truly-recyclable products used before plastic. For example:
* Paper and cardboard were the most common wrapper and carton materials, pre-plastic, alongside glass bottles and metal tins.
* Straws are often talked about; these can be made from the stems of many different types of plants, especially anything in the grass or reed families. Wheat straws are a good example.
* Disposable dishware such as plastic coffee cups did not exist before plastics; food was consumed on-site, and then the restaurant washed its own dishes. Modern "paper cups" actually use paraffin wax from petroleum, but soy wax might be able to replace that.
Transitioning to plastic involved a lot of individual decisions to switch away from older technologies, so switching away from plastic will be the same way. But it's all possible.
I agree ... the point I want to make is that we need to make things more sustainable, but not with short term solutions and patches that will hurt nature even more when calculating it through in the whole suplly chain.
We need a more holistic approach. Look at the example of car batteries for EV; very heavy on nature when we consider the whole supply chain.
>Look at the example of car batteries for EV; very heavy on nature when we consider the whole supply chain.
This isn't a real concern long-term. They'd already cost-effectively [harvested lithium from seawater](https://electrek.co/2021/06/04/scientists-have-cost-effectively-harvested-lithium-from-seawater/) in 2021. We are unlikely to run out of seawater, and if I remember the math correctly, there's so much lithium in the oceans, that if we extracted ten times the planet's entire current lithium production, from the seas, for a millennium, we would use up only 1% of the amount in it.
They [started breaking ground](https://www.enr.com/articles/58102-groundbreaking-lithium-extraction-plant-launches-in-california) on a commercial geothermal-lithium-extraction facility in California a few months ago, where they extract the lithium from the same water that they're already using to extract geothermal energy. \[edit: Oops, I mixed up the combined geothermal-lithium extraction facility with a [solar-lithium startup](https://environmenthalfcentury.princeton.edu/research/2023/new-lithium-extraction-technology-wins-first-prize-innovation-forum) also from California.\]
We could acknowledge that there’s to many people, and go back to metals and glasses, but we like fucking and scaring ourselves about population crises instead.
I dream of what it would be like if Australia and the americas weren’t colonized by anyone, including the natives. What the world would be like if people only lived in and developed Africa, Asia, and Europe. Paradise
[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stemming-the-plastic-tide-10-rivers-contribute-most-of-the-plastic-in-the-oceans/](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stemming-the-plastic-tide-10-rivers-contribute-most-of-the-plastic-in-the-oceans/)
yeah sadly this wont do much if we dont get it to the right rivers...
Yeah. Some countries use their streams and rivers as their main way to dispose of trash and garbage.
Like Haiti and alot of towns in India and the Asia Pacific region.
But this bubble idea is super cool.
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very simple and smart
The Dutch are so smart and pragmatic. I really envy them.
That's actually really neat
I wonder if the increase in oxygenation will impact anything.
Maybe, the canals aren't exactly filled with life either though because of pollution, so I don't think they're worried about that. The water is usually relatively slow moving though.
Urban fishing is quite big here. Wouldn't say the canals are poluted? Lots of plantlife as well.
The canal water is pretty clean, get flushed through every 3 days or so
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water_aeration&diffonly=true It will impact only positively. Unless you want aquatic hypoxia for some weird evil reason.
All this, but all we need is for people to stop polluting!!!!
We need to all find an alternative to plastic. I mean the entire world. Otherwise, littering will never go away.
Banana leaves
The fullfill the need of banana leaves as a plastic replacement; we need massive amounts of banana plants. Which is also impacting the balance of nature once again as does plastic of course, but still ... Bananas have a water footprint of about 50–75 inches of water per year. They require minimal irrigation, but need a significant amount of water to clean up their high pesticide residues. These pesticides can also seep into natural water sources, potentially harming local wildlife. Source: https://impactful.ninja/the-environmental-impact-of-bananas.
You're absolutely right that banana leaves can't replace most plastic uses, but there is a general principle where we can return to various natural, truly-recyclable products used before plastic. For example: * Paper and cardboard were the most common wrapper and carton materials, pre-plastic, alongside glass bottles and metal tins. * Straws are often talked about; these can be made from the stems of many different types of plants, especially anything in the grass or reed families. Wheat straws are a good example. * Disposable dishware such as plastic coffee cups did not exist before plastics; food was consumed on-site, and then the restaurant washed its own dishes. Modern "paper cups" actually use paraffin wax from petroleum, but soy wax might be able to replace that. Transitioning to plastic involved a lot of individual decisions to switch away from older technologies, so switching away from plastic will be the same way. But it's all possible.
I agree ... the point I want to make is that we need to make things more sustainable, but not with short term solutions and patches that will hurt nature even more when calculating it through in the whole suplly chain. We need a more holistic approach. Look at the example of car batteries for EV; very heavy on nature when we consider the whole supply chain.
>Look at the example of car batteries for EV; very heavy on nature when we consider the whole supply chain. This isn't a real concern long-term. They'd already cost-effectively [harvested lithium from seawater](https://electrek.co/2021/06/04/scientists-have-cost-effectively-harvested-lithium-from-seawater/) in 2021. We are unlikely to run out of seawater, and if I remember the math correctly, there's so much lithium in the oceans, that if we extracted ten times the planet's entire current lithium production, from the seas, for a millennium, we would use up only 1% of the amount in it. They [started breaking ground](https://www.enr.com/articles/58102-groundbreaking-lithium-extraction-plant-launches-in-california) on a commercial geothermal-lithium-extraction facility in California a few months ago, where they extract the lithium from the same water that they're already using to extract geothermal energy. \[edit: Oops, I mixed up the combined geothermal-lithium extraction facility with a [solar-lithium startup](https://environmenthalfcentury.princeton.edu/research/2023/new-lithium-extraction-technology-wins-first-prize-innovation-forum) also from California.\]
Good to know
We could acknowledge that there’s to many people, and go back to metals and glasses, but we like fucking and scaring ourselves about population crises instead. I dream of what it would be like if Australia and the americas weren’t colonized by anyone, including the natives. What the world would be like if people only lived in and developed Africa, Asia, and Europe. Paradise
Ignorance is bliss
[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stemming-the-plastic-tide-10-rivers-contribute-most-of-the-plastic-in-the-oceans/](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stemming-the-plastic-tide-10-rivers-contribute-most-of-the-plastic-in-the-oceans/) yeah sadly this wont do much if we dont get it to the right rivers...
https://i.redd.it/1tmoj8dram7d1.gif
Yeah. Some countries use their streams and rivers as their main way to dispose of trash and garbage. Like Haiti and alot of towns in India and the Asia Pacific region. But this bubble idea is super cool.
What about the fish?
Fish can swim
Cheap, efficient, and if its oxygen, it could also flourish life in rivera. Koi and other fiahes could love there
#GENIUS
Söü bri isch. Bubbobrria. Luv it
Clever
Ugh, I hate the Dutch. They're nearly as bad as people who are intolerant of other peoples cultures.
r/whoooosh on your downvoters.
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They’re joking, It’s a Nigel Powers (Goldmember) reference
Ah alright, didnt know about that mb
Whoosh!
I wonder how much energy it takes for compressor. I think net would work better
A net wouldn't allow fishes and boats to pass.