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That's how you could break down macroplastics into microplastics but how would those bugs digest the microplastics? And how do you achieve that without breaking down plastics you don't want to be broken down - after all, durability is the main reason plastics are used everywhere.

While such things are actually already possible as of now, there are always forces opposed to overall progress in health. You can probably guess who will not like it. So people need to become more clever/savvy in terms of how to implement such strategies without getting shot down in the process.

there are some bacteria that can process it but they are rare and not very quick at doing it. I don't think that's a solution.