These bacteria eat plastic, Morgan Vague

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. Get TED Talks recommended just for you Learn more at The TED Talks channel features t