How do plastic-eating bacteria work – do they gain energy from the consumption; and what are the waste products?

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How do plastic-eating bacteria work – do they gain energy from the consumption; and what are the waste products?

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They eat it like a food source, yeah. Plastic has calories to be used if a creature manages to digest it. Simple proof of this: plastic burns. It’s got energy to be captured by oxidizing it.

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