I've always been curious about the balance here. Breaking down plastic waste sounds great, except it almost certainly releases CO2. Leaving it in a landfill is

I've always been curious about the balance here. Breaking down plastic waste sounds great, except it almost certainly releases CO2. Leaving it in a landfill is probably the better option. Granted, if they could turn these plastics into some sort of biofuel it would be a much different story. Better to convert the waste we already have then pump more oil. It's unclear whether that is a byproduct of this microbe.