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submitted 10 months ago by just_another_person@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If we knew of bacteria that cleanly ate plastic, we probably wouldn't be riddled with micro plastics 😉

[–] Benchamoneh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

We know of them and are working on making them more efficient

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Those are Ideonella, and the byproducts are still toxic tu humans. Wouldn't work.