This 'living plastic' activates and self-destructs on command

Many plastic products are designed to be used only once, yet the material itself lasts for years. But a new strategy is ...
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Scientists create ‘living plastic’ that can self-destruct itself on command

Researchers have developed a new type of plastic that can self-destruct on command. These ...
Los Angeles Business Journal

Bag Company Command Packaging Got Early Jump on Recycled Plastic

Repeat Performance:Pete Grande at Command Packaging’s facility in Vernon. While most plastic bag manufacturers in California and around the nation are pouring millions of dollars into defeating a ban ...
Los Angeles Times

We’re losing the race against plastic, but there’s a solution

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...
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This ‘living plastic’ activates and self-destructs on command (IMAGE)

A living plastic with a pair of cooperative, plastic-busting enzymes degraded the material completely within six days.