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Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch (futurism.com)
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Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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[–] balder1991@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Still it’s a positive net balance for the planet if it happens this way. But I think the “plastic safety” (in a food sense) would also end?

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

“The planet” doesn’t have interests so everything is neutral to the planet

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 months ago

Hate to break it to you, but if you store your food for years above freezing and without a protective atmosphere in a plastic container it's spoiled anyway.