#eating plastic

[scrimpswrites]

What would happen if a (cyberorganic metal based) transformer were transported to the fae realm but they had forbidden “plastic” covers on their wiring? Would the dangerous crow boy whose job is to destroy plastic still be obsessed with them?

[fantasm-art]

Just wanna make a meme

[9ine9ine9ine6ix]

GOOD NEWS GUYS! The vanilla tootsie roll tastes like play-doh!

[intelligentliving]

Plastic-Eating Superworms Could Help Save The Planet

Superworms are beetle larvae that look like giant mealworms and are typically sold in pet shops as food for fish, birds, and reptiles. However, these worms are far more significant than just ordinary pet food, as they can consume and break down polystyrene plastic. Now, South Korean scientists are looking...

[tinyhatonapumpkin]

Lots of people freak out about how microplastics are ending up in our food and water. There's been no evidence either way as to if they're harmful or not. It's just that the idea that we are consuming plastic scares people.

But like. We consume plastic all the time?? Anyone that's ever taken a pill that's in the form of a capsule??

Hell! Plenty of us do it multiple times a day!!

No one gives a second thought about that..... That we are literally eating a bunch of plastic all the goddamn time....

Just find that weird is all. Not giving an opinion on either issue, just commenting on the fact that people don't seem to realize that they already willingly do what they're so afraid of...

[cryptic-eccentric]

uhhhhh so i may have legit eaten a plastic waterbottle cap last night - like - straight up ate it.

[intelligentliving]

Plastic-Eating Honeycomb Moth Larvae Can Reduce Waste

The wax moth is very destructive and can destroy beehives and entire bee colonies. The moths lay their eggs inside the hive and then the larvae that hatch create tunnels through the honeycombs that contain honeybee larva and their honey stores. These tunnels they build result in massive destruction of...

[intelligentliving]

Ocean Plastic Smells Like Food To Hungry Sea Turtles

There are lots of theories about why sea turtles or other animals are ingesting plastic. Some have speculated that turtles mistake plastic for food due to its appearance and flow; for example, when a turtle eats a plastic bag that looks like a jellyfish. Sea turtles around the world have...