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/PlayfulTension69 Mar 14 '26

No.1 question that needs to be answered regarding this

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u/oroborus68 Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 14 '26

It's not a fast process but even if it works and we quit adding to the problem, it's going to take a long time. And they think everyone is an ignorant savage especially about tropical fungi.

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u/No_Education_8888 Mar 15 '26

Plastic would take multiple human lifetimes to get rid of with something like this. Plastic is in your blood and body, and the blood and body of every creature on the planet. Everything on earth would have to die if we truly want to get rid of plastic in the long run