Certain wood-decay fungi can also break down plastic. Decaying hardwood from dry zone forest in Sri Lanka In the forest, certain fungi attach to trees …
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Strange Fixes to Plastic Pollution That Might Actually Work
Discover how plastic-eating bacteria were discovered and re-engineered to help tackle the worlds plastic problem. An artistic illustration of …
Microbes fished from the stomachs of cows can gobble up certain kinds of plastic, including the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) used in soda …
Recycling doesn't always give your plastic bottle new life. Plastics, plastics everywhere. We're drowning in plastic. In 2017, the U.S. produced nearly …