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		gentleman11 on May 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bugs are evolving to eat plastic, study finds Microorganisms that eat plastics will be great at first, until hospitals see breakouts of them. At least with insects, outbreaks are far easier to prevent

cultofmetatron on May 25, 2022 [–]

they'll still need access to water. your table doesn't spontaneously degrade but its biodegrabable

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