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[โ€“] johnthedoe@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Exciting to see this is progressing. I wonder how this might impact sea life having this enter the ocean. Probably better than plastic junk but still to be considered I assume.

Most of these plastic eating microbes expel or become toxic waste themselves.