~Henrik Tikkanen
Pestalotiopsis microspora, a fungus discovered by Yale students in the Ecuadoran jungle, can eat and survive on plastic. This is the first fungus ever found to be able to live on plastic alone in an anaerobic environment. Plastic has been filling landfills for decades without meaningful biodegradation. Perhaps the newly discovered fungus is the answer to this dilemma.
The students have published their findings on the fungus and the decomposition of plastics. The research provides hope that the fungi might be able to live and thrive at the oxygen deprived bottom of plastic filled trash heaps.
Abstract of the students published findings.
Note: Plastics can take centuries to decompose.
Something else I learned: Roseanne Barr hopes to be the Green Party presidential nominee.
