Transforming Plastic Waste into Edible Food

Utilization of Plastic Waste through Microbial Conversion

In recent years, the U.S. Department of Defense has been exploring groundbreaking methods to transform plastic waste into consumable food using plastic-eating microbes. This initiative, spearheaded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), aims to address the plastic waste problem in military and disaster zones by turning plastics like food wrappers and water bottles into usable resources such as fuel and food.