'Plastic is literally everywhere': the epidemic attacking Australia's oceans

Sun, 29 Apr 2018 23:54:37 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/16/plastic-is-literally-everywhere-the-epidemic-attacking-australias-oceans>

"‘It never breaks down and goes away,’ say scientists struggling to
understand the impact of widespread pollution"

Cause for hope:

Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles
<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/16/scientists-accidentally-create-mutant-enzyme-that-eats-plastic-bottles>

"The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a
Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis"

Both via glyn moody.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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