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To limit pollution, new recipe makes plastic a treat for microbes

By KASPERA 1 Min Read
phone cases made from biodegradable plastic after 0, 29, 192, 370 and 533 days
This phone case is made from the biodegradable plastic. After being mixed with compost for a year and a half, it turned brown and brittle, showing microbes were breaking it down. Another phone case that was not composted (not shown) was still fully intact after a year. Jaysen Reindel

The plastic breakdown was efficient

When microbes break down plant materials, such as

Plastic pollution is hurting the planet. Even when plastics break down, tiny bits of them still end up polluting the air, the oceans, our food — and even …read more

Source:: Science Explores

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