Superworms capable of munching through plastic waste

10 Jun 2022
Superworms eating polystyrene
The Zophobas morio ‘superworm’ can eat through polystyrene. Image supplied.

A species of worm with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale.

Researchers at the University of Queensland have discovered the common Zophobas morio ‘superworm’ can eat through polystyrene, thanks to a bacterial enzyme in their gut. 

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