Bacteria That Eats Plastic Bags. The super-enzyme derived from bacteria that naturally evolved the ability to eat plastic enables the full recycling of the bottles. Morgan Vague a biology student at Reed College in Oregon may have found a solution to one of the most urgent environmental crises in the world.
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The super-enzyme derived from bacteria that naturally evolved the ability to eat plastic enables the full recycling of the bottles. By Siobhán Dunphy - 27052019 Scientists recently discovered a type of plastic-eating bacteria that slowly munches away on plastic waste in the ocean 1. He estimates that a complete degradation of a polythene bag could take as little as three months.
He found that a combination of Sphingomonas and Pseudomonas bacterial types worked the best together.
A few researchers from the University of the Philippines Baguio was able to discover four 4 strains of bacteria which can biodegrade low-density polyethylene or LDPE. But now we may have some help to clean up the mess in the form of bacteria that have been found slowly munching away on discarded bottles in the sludge of a recycling centre. The findings were published last week in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology. Plastic bags may smell like food to hungry sea turtles a new study.
