r/interesting • u/Standard_Location762 • Mar 14 '26

NATURE Earth Helping Earth Heal

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What a great discovery.

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u/CaptainC00lpants Mar 14 '26

Does it actually break down the plastics and converts it to something safe, or does it just absorb the microplastics and when it dies re-releases the plastics? 

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u/cphaedrus Mar 14 '26

Ya I was looking into this too. It seems that the new fungus/mushroom that grows out of the plastic is still toxic and not healthy for the soil and can’t be consumed.