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?
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The original was posted on /r/collapse by /u/GDPGDPGDPGDP on 2024-02-17 06:13:20.

Ss: could this solve the plastic problem??

“As they broke down the trash, the bacteria harvested the carbon in the plastic for energy, which they used to grow, move and divide into even more plastic-hungry bacteria.”