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Fungi make meal out of hard-to-recycle plastics

Two common strains of fungi have been used by the University of Sydney, Australia to biodegrade PP in a laboratory experiment. Typically found in soil and plants, Aspergillus terreus and Engyodontium album were able to break down PP after it had been pre-treated with either UV light or heat, reducing the plastics by 21 per…

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