Alternative to fossil fuels are beginning to rise and they don't compete with traditional crops. Currently these solutions are just reaching the market, but with biotech and genetic engineering these will compete more and more with materials derived from petrochemicals. How will the world change when we can grow alternatives to petroproducts?
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/jojoba-oil
>grows in the desert
>produces wax and oil that can be used in industry, medicine, and cosmetics.
https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/southwest/topic/potential-guayule-commercial-rubber-production-southwest
>also grows in the desert
>produces natural rubber
>produces resins that can be used in medicine or specialty chemicals
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11723872/
Mushrooms can be used for novel building materials, packaging, and leather alternatives.
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I do think it is important to create plastic alternatives because plastic is choking the planet in real time.
However, I also think it's important to do away with all unnecessary """disposable""" products, and instead produce products that are reusable and built to last.
However, I also think it's important to do away with all unnecessary """disposable""" products, and instead produce products that are reusable and built to last.