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by eindiran 1001 days ago
I was recently at a party and spent some time talking with someone who has a stealth startup working on this exact problem. He said that they aren't the first, but getting the scale right (in an industrial setting) and finances right enough that someone is willing to spend the money to set it up is far harder than just finding an enzyme that can break down PET / similar polymers.