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alan_m writes:

For the past few days news on the plastic eating enzymes been offered as
the solution for some of our plastic waste.

Is anyone old enough to remember the BBC Doomwatch program where
aircraft were falling out of the sky because the plastic in them was
being recycled this way?

Andy Hamilton mentioned this on the BBC Radio 4 New Quiz.
He said his plastic shopping bags always biodegrade as he
lifts the shopping out of the car boot...

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Andrew Gabriel
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