
Let the Bugs Eat Your Plastic
We Have Concerns
How Can We Recycle Plastic?
46 million tons of plastic waste generated annually in the US. 5 to 6 percent gets recycled. Insect saliva might be a depository of degrading enzymes, which could revolutionize the cleanup of polluting waste. Feed the plastic to the bugs. I don't think it can go wrong.
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