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by ryandrake 37 days ago
A bacteria that could eat plastic and shit something nicer or at least further-biodegradable would be an absolute miracle. Sprinkle it on every landfill and ocean "plastic island" in the world and let it do its thing.
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Oh, absolutely—and as I understand it, something like that has already been discovered or developed, at least in early stages (though I don't recall whether it's a bacteria or a fungus offhand).

But the post I was responding to made it sound like a plastic-eating bacteria would just instantly dissolve all the plastic in your house.

I'd guess there would probably be significant greenhouse emissions just like other digestion.