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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

P. album is capable of mineralizating UV-treated polyethylene (PE) into CO2.

Well, FUCK!

[–] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

First I was like "that sounds really good actually" but turning it into CO2 probably isnt good news

Might it be better than sticking around is plastic for thousands of years? I don't know.