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Let the Bugs Eat Your Plastic

We Have Concerns

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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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