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Welcome to the ‘plastisphere’: the synthetic ecosystem evolving at sea
Russell Thomas, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution
Plastic bottles dominate waste in the ocean, with an estimated 1m of them reaching the sea every minute. The biggest culprit is polyethylene terephthalate (Pet) bottles.
Last month, a study found two bacteria capable of breaking down Pet – or, as the headlines put it, “eating plastic”.
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