While neat, it still seems like poor stewardship. Rather than some easy cultivated fiber product you have to raise dairy cows and extract milk for a disposable plate. Seems like poor life cycle cost tally

Soon to be adopted by BMW for their cooling systems?

It's great to find alternatives to plastic, but could we focus on them not requiring animal products? Dairy cows live horrible lives (usually) and raising them is bad for the environment.

So now the plastic one can be marketed as vegan

Milk based plastic was one of the first man made plastics produced back in 1890. Not 1980, 1890.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_plastic_development

That has to be the first non-vegan fork ever made.

Growing more dairy cows for plastic alternatives seems very much a big step backward.

My casein allergy does not approve.

Hah, the title (being just "Plastic is...") makes it sound like it applies to plastic in general! I wish.

Well, actually I don't wish. It sure would be inconvenient for all the electronics and stuff that are made out of plastic.

-- Frost

oh what orphan eyes weren't available what the fuck

Probably sticky when wet.

That sounds extremely cool. Hope it's as good as it sounds