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Did you know? Scientists from the university of Cantabria in Spain have discovered that wax worms can eat plastic. The study revealed that it takes about a month for 100 wax worms break down an average 5g plastic bag. This is due to an enzyme in the worms that is able to convert polyethylene into

Did you know'? There's a worm that can eat plastic shopping bags. The wax worm quickly breaks down polyethylene, a plastic that could take between 100 and 400 years to degrade naturally. If scientists can find and isolate the enzyme that dissolves the

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Wax worms can eat plastic - EasyEcoTips

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