Fungi are eating the world's plastic stockpiles
Biotech startups are deploying Aspergillus tubingensis to break down non-recyclable polymers in weeks instead of centuries. This shift moves plastic waste from a storage problem to a feedstock for the circular economy.
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In this episode
- 01Intro1 min
- 02The Islamabad Discovery2 min
- 03The Startup Surge3 min
- 04The Circular Chemistry2 min
- 05The Scalability Wall3 min
- 06Outro1 min
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