Can These Plastic-Eating Wax Worms Help Reduce Our Trash?

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Wax worm chewing through plastic (Photo Credit: Federica Bertocchini, Paolo Bombelli, and Chris Howe)

Though plastic shopping bags are incredibly cheap and useful, their disposal causes widespread pollution. That's because the non-biodegradable polyethylene takes centuries to decompose and is also detrimental to wildlife who often mistake the colorful debris for food. Now, we may have an unlikely ally to help clean up our trash – a small wax worm bred primarily for use as premium fish bait.

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  • one8년 이상
    but the worms don't eat the whole bag they only only make holes then leave.
    • person8년 이상
      you dont know what a worm is
      • question8년 이상
        Why are the wax worms able to digest plastic?
        • person8년 이상
          Can These Plastic-Eating Wax Worms Help Reduce Our Trash?
          • person8년 이상
            eww
            • person8년 이상
              cool!
              • bob bear billy8년 이상
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                • vaillancourt CN8년 이상
                  how did they survive be for human . because we created plastic
                  • TROY8년 이상
                    THEY COULD GET SICK FOR EATING BAGS BUT THEY HAD TO GET OUT SO
                    • deathkillerfoxy
                      deathkillerfoxy8년 이상
                      omg

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