It’s counter-intuitive, but one way to responsibly handle waste plastic is to secure it into large ‘bricks’ and landfill it. This has three big benefits: re-seq

It’s counter-intuitive, but one way to responsibly handle waste plastic is to secure it into large ‘bricks’ and landfill it. This has three big benefits: re-sequestration of extracted resources/potential energy, removal of the possibility of ecosystem harm (breaking down into micro-plastics), and isolation from any future emergence of bacteria capable of breaking the material down (in effect a massive release of additional energy to the atmosphere). Aside from recycling, perhaps this enzyme could be useful in reprocessing waste plastics en-mass for re-sequestration. As we transition to use sustainable materials in lieu of plastic, and until we phase out the use of fossil fuels where plastics will continue to be a byproduct whether useful or not, we’re gonna need disposal solutions for plastic for some time.