/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/some-hope-for-today-scientists-discover-bacterium-that-eats-plasticThe bacterium is capable of breaking down the chemical compounds of polyurethane. (Image Credit: imageBroker/Alamy) Researchers from the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Leipzig, Germany, have discovered a new bacterium, identified...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/some-hope-for-today-scientists-discover-bacterium-that-eats-plasticSat, 04 Apr 2020 09:08:48 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:10fd9023-cedd-49b7-b44d-834976f6e39cdubbie0<p>Sounds like good news for disposing of some plastics. Hopefully the bacteria will not&#39;escape&#39; and start consuming the plastic I want to keep. I wonder how fast it consumes the plastic?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Dubbie</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=9027&AppID=13&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">