Every year, hundreds of millions of tons of plastic are synthesized to make the products that people use on a daily basis, and every day, millions of tons of these plastics are disposed of as waste. This plastic waste can remain in landfills or the environment for hundreds if not thousands of years, and as the plastic piles up, it causes severe environmental damage, as its slow breakdown produces toxic byproducts. Recycling most of these plastics is difficult as plastic loses quality quickly with conventional recycling methods, and more than 90 percent of plastic produced worldwide is not recycled, reaching the end of its life in as little as a year. Bacteria offer a novel and potentially much better way to recycle plastics, as bacteria that break down plastics could be grown very easily and rely primarily on the plastic they break down for food. Developments in the last decade could result in a drastic reduction in plastic pollution across the world, greatly benefiting the planet.

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Song: Wings (Aether 2)
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