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The plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] deo@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

Exactly. The plastic we want them to eat is already degraded to some degree by the elements or usage, and is thus the low-hanging fruit. I'd assume it's much easier to digest, since it's partially broken down already and has plenty of convenient micro-fissures to exploit.