When life hands you carbon emissions, make shiny plastic coasters

Chemists in Japan have figured out a way to sequester carbon emissions into a polycarbonate plastic that could be used to make compact discs or DVDs.

The breakthrough was reported at the 235th annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. The Inhabitat blog notes that much of the discussion around carbon sequestration has focused on finding ways to bury the carbon underground. Recycling carbon emissions is a new concept, and technologically not too much of a stretch.

“Using CO2 to create polycarbonates might not solve the total carbon dioxide problem, but it could be a significant contribution,” said Thomas M