Which microorganisms eat plastic?

There's not as much plastic in the oceans as there should be - and bacteria may be to blame. read more

Bacteria and other microorganisms have been eating plastic for a very long time. Plastics in the ocean have been found to break down into smaller and smaller pieces until they are so small that microorganisms eat them -- and viola -- gone. read more

A team of Japanese scientists has found a species of bacteria that eats the type of plastic found in most disposable water bottles. A team of Japanese scientists has found a species of bacteria that eats the type of plastic found in most disposable water bottles. read more

But such was the case at last May's Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa, Ontario, where Daniel Burd, a high school student at Waterloo Collegiate Institute, presented his research on microorganisms that can rapidly biodegrade plastic. read more