Scientists at the UK-based bio-manufacturing firm Biohm have started development on a fungus that can help eliminate plastic waste. Discovered accidentally after it ate through a plastic sponge that was keeping it enclosed, the fungus can eat through PET and polyurethane. The reproduced fungi can then be used to make feedstock for animals or even antibiotics. The world currently generates more than 200 million tonnes of plastic waste every year.
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