The preferred solution to pollution requires acting at the source to prevent the contaminants from entering the environment in the first place. But as it is clear there is already a big mess to clean up, and as we probably won’t stop using plastics today, it seems worth looking at progress in managing the problem. And one of the most fascinating solutions coming out of the world of science is a plastic-eating microbe called i.sakaiensis. Take a look here to see how scientists are trying to trigger the appetite of these microbes to solve the world’s plastic problem.
Scientists believe this microbe could eat up the world’s plastic problem
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