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Im not so sure if these is feasible. I can't find it with a search but I have this memory of a news bit from the early nineties that talked about at that time that if mcdonalds used real maple syrup it would use up the yearly supply in like 3 or 4 months or something. I think it applies to a lot of things an much of the worlds population does not even have access to these luxuries.
Maple syrup is a highly processed thing that takes a lot of work to collect and refine.
That’s not at all the same as using waste pips and pits for things. There are dozens of fruits with pits and pips that can be used as natural exfoliant. Or for dozens of similar uses.
Commercial organizations try to figure out how to feed it to cattle rather than just using it directly.
it's a very good example. Natural rubber too. Some things scale very slow, because plants don't grow in a day.
Yeah I just brought it up because im not sure if like everyone removed makeup with baby oil would it put strain somewhere and I know most food stuff thats not meat or grain is sorta a drop in the bucket compared to grain so thought maybe it would not really be enough. I mean one reason plastics got going was to use the waste elements from oil when making gasoline and such which is why its so cheap and of course we likely still want to recycle the plastics we have already made unless we can figure out a way to otherwise safely take it out of the system.
Nah I think we are on the same page friend, this stuff is all complicated, but baby oil is something that’s been in use for decades. My mom used it and I’m almost 40. I don’t think we are going to run out. More likely it also causes cancer.
But yeah, if we can use renewables instead of plastic for things like exfoliants or growth mediums or fabrics or whatever.. everyone wins.
No, it's not. It isn't any more processed than bread. Maybe some maple syrup is highly processed, just like some bread is, but it isn't categorically so.