We all know plastics aren’t biodegradable and that’s bad, so why can’t we just use chemical science to break them down ourselves?

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We all know plastics aren’t biodegradable and that’s bad, so why can’t we just use chemical science to break them down ourselves?

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What it breaks down into can be worse. When you depolymerize a plastic, you get it’s components. There are some bacteria that can eat plastic but it’s not really for prime-time yet.

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