You may not know what polystyrene, but you see it more often than you realize. It’s the lightweight toxic plastic that is used in surfboards, packing materials and food containers. It’s also toxic and doesn’t biodegrade — meaning it remains in landfills for a long time after it’s discarded. That’s where worms come in. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories talked with Ryan Harris of Earth Technologies to learn how he is using mealworms to digest polystyrene as part of his zero waste surfboard manufacturing process.

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