Nature is eating our stuff again.
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Wed 10 Jun 2020, 15:00,
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It's made of hydrocarbons
and has available energy. It would be very odd if at some point something did NOT evolve to digest it.
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My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Wed 10 Jun 2020, 15:44,
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Indeed
The amount of microplastics in the oceans now are surely going to result in some new metabolisms out there.
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Wed 10 Jun 2020, 16:07,
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yes, because evolution happens for our convenience
lets ignore the fact that after the late devonian extinction many ecological niches took over 10 million years to be exploited by other organisms, with plastics having been around less than two centuries. The fantastic day when plastics are consumed is imminent, and plastic insulated wire and components, the basis of our modern technological infrastructure, is destroyed
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 10 Jun 2020, 23:29,
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The natural enzymes have a modest effect, modified ones are little better.
Shredding and boiling in Sodium Hydroxide, then distilling gets you the monomers back, jussayin.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Wed 10 Jun 2020, 19:06,
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Mealworms can eat polystyrene:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mealworm#In_waste_disposal
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Varmint, Thu 11 Jun 2020, 17:25,
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