[Coincoin]

> At the moment, a litre of a solution of even the improved enzyme would break down just a few milligrams of plastic per day. Its plastic-digesting ability must therefore be improved by a hundredfold or more to be commercially useful.

Good! The last thing we need right now is yet another source of CO2. I say bury the thing, it's that much carbon sequestered for a few hundred years.

[drdeadringer]

What I have yet to understand is what happens in a few hundred years when all this sequestered CO2 becomes not sequestered, and how this is not more "kick the can".

[Coincoin]

It's pretty obvious what will happen; it will transform into CO2 into the atmosphere. But at least it will have given us a few hundred years to figure out instead of piling over the present mess.

[drdeadringer]

I'm all optimistic about technological innovation, but I have a doubt regarding the will of the (at least politically) great and powerful. Is this where the Free Market comes in a la Musk's future ilk?

[umanwizard]

If our civilization survives another few hundred years, we’ll be incredibly lucky.