Plastics and the Environment

The answer to plastic pollution? Worms

A man sits atop a pile of discarded polythene and plastic sheets at a recycling yard in New Delhi, India, November 22, 2018

“It’s amazing that mealworms can eat a chemical additive without it building up in their body over time.” Image: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Rob Jordan-Stanford
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