• @acockworkorange@mander.xyz
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    101 year ago

    Silicone is a far cry from plastics though. It’s a non carbon based oil. Plastics are polymers. There’s no commonality whatsoever.

    • @AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Silicone is made from sand, and hydrocarbons that come from oil or natural gas. Silicone is still a petroleum product.

      Don’t confuse silicone for silicon. The names are similar, but one is basically rubber and the other is a crystal.

      • @acockworkorange@mander.xyz
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        01 year ago

        It’s not a plastic. It doesn’t bioaccumulate, it’s basically non toxic and can be washed away with soap. Trying to fight silicone use when we have so much plastic going on it’s just wasting effort for no real benefit.

    • @GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee
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      31 year ago

      Silicones are also polymers. Polymer means many-chains. Any repeated chemical unit is a polymer. Another example is PLA (poly lactic acid) is a non-petroleum based polymer. It’s literally lactic acid.

      Are you trying to say that silicone isn’t a petroleum based product?