How plastic-eating bacteria actually work – a chemist explains. Scientists have discovered a new technique that could help create more environmentally friendly recycling ...

Here’s why plastic-eating bacteria aren’t the silver bullet that most headlines seem to suggest they are. Rehman Asad/Getty Images Off the rails on a crazy strain.

Can plastic-eating bacteria help cut down on pollution? British and American researchers have developed a “super-enzyme” to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of recycling of plastic ...

Gut bacteria appeared to remain stable "regardless of diet," but there was an "increased microbial abundance" in the plastic-eating group. This means there was an increase in the total number of ...

Plastic is a popular material because it is cheap and versatile. We produce around 450 million tonnes of it each year, but this has a deleterious impact on the environment because it’s mostly ...

A bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a new study finds. Scientists hope it is a pollution solution.

The plastic bottles we throw away today will be around for hundreds of years. It’s one of the key reasons why the mounting plastic pollution problem, which is having a deadly effect on marine ...

Recycling is so 20th century.According to one new study, there could be a new way to cut down on plastic waste: bacteria that consume one of the major components of our old bottles and clothes.

Plastic waste leaches dissolved organic matter (DOM) into rivers, lakes, and oceans. This DOM, in turn, likely affects the feeding habits and growth of bacteria that inhabit those waters. “Few ...

Scientists discovered a strain of bacteria that can degrade the harmful compounds in polyurethane products — a positive step toward reducing the amount of plastic pollution in the environment.

Scientists discovered a strain of bacteria that can degrade the harmful compounds in polyurethane products — a positive step toward reducing the amount of plastic pollution in the environment.