PET Plastic Breaks Down Faster Than Thought | Miami News

A groundbreaking discovery reveals that PET plastic, found in water bottles and clothing, can break down in days—not hundreds of years—thanks to a powerful enzyme called PETase, originally found in Japanese recycling bacteria. Scientists are now teaming up PETase with MHETase to create a super-enzyme for faster, scalable biological recycling. While the promise is huge, turning this lab breakthrough into global waste solutions remains a massive challenge—but nature’s ingenuity might just hold the key to cleaning up our planet. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/fcd3fb5f73d0eb3f