> The big issue seems to be the size of most plastics, not that bacteria can't already eat them.
Yep, that's why it is super cool things like mealworms can consume styrofoam - they have microbes in there gut that do the actual digesting, but they can chew it up physically, which is very important.
I'm not sure about mealworms, but insects generally have different gut pH levels than humans. I'm not certain their microbes would thrive in the human gut.
Yep, that's why it is super cool things like mealworms can consume styrofoam - they have microbes in there gut that do the actual digesting, but they can chew it up physically, which is very important.