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TIL - Laboratory experiments show that bacteria really do eat and digest plastic (www.sciencedaily.com)
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[–] cassetti@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah sounds like a great idea in theory. But just imagine a bacteria with an heavy appetite for plastics escapes from the laboratory and starts consuming plastics. Imagine how much of a vehicle is plastic, or your clothes, etc. That could get ugly real fast.