We found a germ that ‘feeds’ on hospital plastic – new study

We found a germ that ‘feeds’ on hospital plastic – new study

Amparo Garcia/Shutterstock.comPlastic pollution is one of the defining environmental challenges of our time – and some of nature’s tiniest organisms may offer a surprising way out. In recent years, microbiologists have discovered bacteria capable of breaking down various types of plastic, hinting at a more sustainable path forward. These “plastic-eating” microbes could one day help shrink the mountains of waste clogging landfills and oceans. But…