# These bacteria eat plastic | Morgan Vague

An episode of [TED Talks Science and Medicine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801), 28 May 2019, 9:03.

Audio: https://download.ted.com/products/86658.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011

Humans produce 300 million tons of new plastic each year -- yet, despite our best efforts, less than 10 percent of it ends up being recycled. Is there a better way to deal with all this waste? Morgan Vague describes her research with microbiologist Jay Mellies on bacteria that have evolved the unexpected ability to eat plastic -- and how they could help us solve our growing pollution problem.

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