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Plastic Solution

যেখানে দেখিবে চাই উড়াইয়া দেখো তাই The first plastic eating bacteria ( Ideonella Sakaiensis 201-F6 ) was discovered in a Japanese waste dump. Some Statistics: Global Plastic Production : 8-10 Billion Tonnes per Year with only 8-10 % possible Recycling. PET (polyethylene terephthalate): Natural degradation 450 years 6% of global oil production is devoted to the production of plastics. Solution to the problem: 1)       Ideonella Sakaiensis 201-F6 (Bacterium): Produces enzymes to breakdown PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) . Scientists have already enhanced this natural enzyme and produced mutant enzymes that is far superior in the job. 2)       Waxworm Caterpillars (Galleria Mellonella): Each Waxworm can create an average of 2.2 holes per hour and break down plastic in a matter of hours—about a hundred waxworms could eat 96 milligrams of plastic in 12 hours, to be precise. 3)    ...