>I'm willing to bet that it'll take way less time for life to develop the ability to break down plastics. A double-edge sword if it does occur. While it could

>I'm willing to bet that it'll take way less time for life to develop the ability to break down plastics. A double-edge sword if it does occur. While it could reduce or eliminate microplastics from the environment, it would also unleash a massive amount of currently-sequestered carbon to the atmosphere. Only way around that I can see is if we re-sequester all that plastic deep underground before it happens. Sorry, a bit of a tangent I know, but it's been on my mind lately.