Universiy of Cambridge Museums - New Focus on Plastics Conservation

[Artemesia's Garden]

Hi ponies, this isn't directly relevant to ponies at the moment but still I thought some of you might find it interesting.  University of Cambridge Museums will be starting a new research project into the conservation of plastics. I will update you as I find out more but in the meantime, here is a recent university blog post about the conservation of plastics in some UK museums:

https://camunivmuseums.wordpress.com/2016/12/20/fantastic-plastic/

[FarDreamer]

That's cool. 

[Leave a Whisper]

Plastic kinda preserves itself. That's why it sticks around forever in dumps. Lol

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Fascinating!  Thank you for sharing.

[BethMcBeth]

Wow! Pretty crazy stuff!