I think the grand irony about this thing is that if there really was a bacteria that could eat away it plastic there would be a mass panic -- "new dangerous bacteria found eating away at plastic containers, all packaging rotting on store shelves!"

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Bacteria can eat wood and paper. That doesn't mean they disintegrate on the shelf. Environmental conditions would still have to be right for that to happen.

[–] tischbier@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I worry about it eating the plastic in our body. Unintended consequences

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If it just eats plastic and nothing else. This is actually a good thing. Eat all the microplastics you can little bacteria

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If the waste product is deadly in small amounts then it's still a disaster.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Yep. Ain't the bacteria that gets you, it's their shit. Same reason you can sterilize rotten food and still get sick.