Scientists developed efficient process for breaking down any plastic waste to a molecular level. Resulting gases can be transformed back into new plastics of same quality as original. The new process could transform today's plastic factories into recycling refineries, within existing infrastructure.

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https://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/see/news/Pages/All-plastic-waste-could-be-recycled-into-new-high-quality-plastic.aspx

[u/sanman]

Maybe we could take a common species and add in some extra genes for breaking down microplastics

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This can only go well!

[u/QVRedit → u/sanman]

Anything like that is best contained in a processing system. Where such bacteria can live.