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Fungi could be the answer to breaking down plastic junk

2 points| PaulHoule | 2 years ago |arstechnica.com | reply

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[+] caseyavila|2 years ago|reply
I wonder how long it will take for plastics to become biodegradable. Sort of like how wood was around for millions of years before microorganisms could break it down, maybe the landfills of today will create the equivalent of coal deposits millions of years from now.
[+] dadjoker|2 years ago|reply
There is a fungus among us...