Plastic Trash Forming Into "Plastiglomerate" Rocks 123

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @10:04PM 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.'

Plastic Trash Forming Into "Plastiglomerate" Rocks

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Don't Miss the Rush... (Score:5, Funny)

by Stormy Dragon ( 800799 ) writes: on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @10:16PM (#47168947)

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

Our age will be known as... (Score:5, Funny)

by guygo ( 894298 ) writes: on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @10:17PM (#47168951)

The Plasticene.

Re:And neither does anyone else... (Score:3, Funny)

by Curunir_wolf ( 588405 ) writes: on Thursday June 05, 2014 @12:01AM (#47169321) Homepage Journal

Please, RTFA!
You must be new here.

Re:Humans (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday June 05, 2014 @12:22AM (#47169389)

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.

Re:UV (Score:3, Funny)

by Stuarticus ( 1205322 ) writes: on Thursday June 05, 2014 @04:32AM (#47170041)

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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