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Jul 11, 2023 · Each year, 400 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced, according to the United Nations Environment Programme, and increasingly more often scientists are looking to bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms to help deal with it. Thus far, 436 species of bacteria and fungi have been discovered that break down plastic.
Dec 2, 2020 · 1. Direct elimination. The simplest way to prevent packaging waste is to consider whether the packaging is needed at all. Supermarkets like Tesco and ASDA in the UK, have been phasing out the use of unnecessary plastic films for products such as multi-buy tins, yoghurt pots, greeting cards and bed linen.
