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A bacteria that could eat plastic and shit something nicer or at least further-biodegradable would be an absolute miracle. Sprinkle it on every landfill and oce
by ryandrake 6mo ago
A bacteria that could eat plastic and shit something nicer or at least further-biodegradable would be an absolute miracle. Sprinkle it on every landfill and ocean "plastic island" in the world and let it do its thing.
- asdff 6mo agoI'd guess there would probably be significant greenhouse emissions just like other digestion.
- danaris 6mo agoOh, absolutely—and as I understand it, something like that has already been discovered or developed, at least in early stages (though I don't recall whether it's a bacteria or a fungus offhand). But the post I was responding to made it sound like a plastic-eating bacteria would just instantly dissolve all the plastic in your house.
- 486sx33 6mo ago[dead]