Plastic embedded with plastic-eating spores is degradable – and tougher

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Scientists have created a biodegradable plastic by embedding plastic-eating microbe spores right into the material

Scientists have demonstrated a creative solution to plastic pollution, one of our most pressing environmental problems. Plastic was embedded with spores of plastic-eating bacteria that are activated when dumped in landfill, biodegrading 90% of the material in five months. Weirder still, this actually made the plastic tougher and stronger during use.

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