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We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world (www.theguardian.com)

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When a microbe was found munching on a plastic bottle in a rubbish dump, it promised a recycling revolution. Now scientists are attempting to turbocharge those powers in a bid to solve our waste crisis. But will it work?

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[–] mqvisionary@lemmy.ml 75 points 1 year ago (20 children)

Who knows what its consequences are? How about a simpler approach, like reducing plastic use maybe instead of some pie in the sky project?

[–] IMongoose@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Mfw the bacteria evolve to turn plastic into methane 🔥 💀 🔥

[–] FaceDeer@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mfw cows are producing 300 times as much methane as there is plastic being produced in total: 😐

Check the actual numbers before getting so concerned.

[–] NanoBookReview@zirk.us 0 points 1 year ago

@FaceDeer @Bebo @mqvisionary @IMongoose I just love how not doing bad stuff is too hard, so we spend lots of time and effort trying to fix the problems created by doing bad stuff.

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