Some good news-Plastic-eating insect discovered in Kenya
Some good news-Plastic-eating insect discovered in Kenya
There's been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming polystyrene. They join the ranks of a small group of insects that have been found to be capable of breaking the polluting plastic down, though this is the first time that an i...
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Plastic-eating insect discovered in Kenya
Great, up until they start eating the plastic that we're still using for stuff.
That's fine as well, because we'd have to use alternatives....you know....like before every-fucking-thing was made of plastic
It can not only eat polysterene, but more importantly break it down.
Many animals eat plastic, including humans, and that's not helpful without the ability to break it down.
Curious what does the plastic turn into when broken down, and how easy is it to separate the types of plastic the bugs can or can't eat.
We’ve known about mealworms eating polystyrene for several years now. Is there any new information worth looking at here?
Combination of enzymes in stomach of natural and poly is best.
Shai-Hulud 🐛