Why You Shouldn’t Panic About Plastic-Eating Bacteria (Or Anything Else)

Scientists areexperimenting with plastic-eating bacteriaand people are worried. We know ocean plastic is a problem, but is unleashing a bacteria that could eat it really a good idea? What if it eats what it isn’t supposed to? It turns out the real promise of this tech isn’t dropping it into the ocean to let it eat plastic bottles. Instead, it could make recycling easier and more profitable – creating a desperately needed better financial incentive for companies and people to recycle now that...