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The United States of America alone accumulates annually thirty-three million tons of unnecessary foam requiring recycling. Cellular plastics are not known to rot, therefore, until now, they could only be burned, releasing in the atmosphere is a lot of toxic substances or recycle, spending huge funds for it. However, American scientists have found amazing solution to the problem. It turns out foam can feed flour worms.
Specialists from Stanford University in California did amazing discovery. As a result of their research, it turned out that the larvae of the great flour Khrushchak are able to eat alone only polystyrene, which until now was considered absolutely non-biodegradable material. Moreover, having been in the digestive path of larvae, plastic mass turns into high-quality organic waste that can be used for fertilizer the soil. According to the Americans, this find hit them no less than us. In the scientific world, it has long been known that the most amazing discoveries are sometimes made where no one expects them, and the scientific potential of mankind is truly unlimited.
It was previously proven that unique microorganisms living in the digestive system of Indian flour worms are capable of recycle polyethylene used for production by everyone famous disposable bags. Now, as it seems, it became clear that they can digest and polystyrene. At present Americans are trying to find out if these bacteria recycle also the plastic from which they are made cars, household appliances and so on.
Researchers note that growing larvae with the goal of nobody intends to feed them plastic waste. Instead of this researchers intend to breed directly microorganisms capable of digesting synthetic polymers, turning them into organic fertilizers.
