‘We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world
www.theguardian.com
The long read: When a microbe was found munching on a plastic bottle in a rubbish dump, it promised a recycling revolution. Now scientists are attempting to turbocharge those powers in a bid to solve our waste crisis. But will it work?
  • Lmaydev@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    A lot of the waste is single use plastics which don’t need to be that durable and are just trash after that single use.

    There are lots of different types of plastic as well so this bacteria can likely only break down specific kinds.