Just In Time For Earth Day — A Plastic-Eating Enzyme!

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Ideonella sakaiensis – Plastic eating bacteria (Photo Credit: greenyway.com)

The Earth Day Network may have an unexpected ally in its quest to solve the global plastic pollution crisis: bacteria. More specifically, an enzyme produced by the Ideonella sakaiensis microbes. Dubbed PETase, it can expertly break down PET (polyethylene terephthalate), one of the most common types of plastic, within days, instead of the over 450 years it takes the synthetic material to decompose naturally.

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  • sappiredawn8
    sappiredawn87달
    NO PLANET B LIKE TO STOP POLLUTION
    • giaaaaaa
      giaaaaaa7달
      plastic is bad
      • giaaaaaa
        giaaaaaa7달
        theres no plan it B :)
        • adroit_avimimus
          adroit_avimimus3년 이상
          That is so cool! We should all do our part to save our planet because it's the only one we have until we colonize other planets like Mars! But still, if that enzyme got in our homes, it would be eating up a lot of things!
          • dark_wolf_alpha
            dark_wolf_alpha4년 이하
            We need to work together so pollution stops🔥🔥🔥 If people stop polluting then this world can be perfect, well it won't be PERFECT but it could be close plus, the world would stink bad follow me if you want to save the earth :-D
            • anonymous21
              anonymous215년 이상
              STOP THE PLASTIC!!
              • anonymous21
                anonymous215년 이상
                SO COOL
                • anonymous21
                  anonymous215년 이상
                  SO COOL
                  • dolphincorn
                    dolphincorn5년 이상
                    Plastic is not good always recycle🌍
                    • butyful girl5년 이상
                      ugh whatever you better stop makeing plastic

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