BeboSep 30, 2023

We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world

https://literature.cafe/post/2003549

We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world - literature.cafe

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?

Show threadmqvisionarySep 30, 2023
Who knows what its consequences are? How about a simpler approach, like reducing plastic use maybe instead of some pie in the sky project?
Show threadguyrocket
I agree. However, the most important reason to reduce plastics is because of the health effects of microplastics. Waste is probably the second priority in my mind.
Sep 30, 2023 at 3:11pmWeb
Show threadcmbabulSep 30, 2023
I would say because the vast majority of plastics are made from fossil fuels and contribute to global warming, microplastics are bad too though