Plastic-eating fungi could be a glimmer of hope in cutting ocean pollution
Plastic-eating fungi could be a glimmer of hope in cutting ocean pollution

Scientists in Germany have identified plastic-eating fungi that could offer a glimmer of hope in tackling the problem of millions of tonnes of waste polluting the world's oceans every year.

But they warn that their work is likely to be only a small part of solving plastic pollution, and say there is still a need to reduce food packaging and other debris from entering the environment where it can take decades to degrade.

 

 

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by Swantje Stein and Oliver Ellrodt, Reuters

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