Advancement in Recycling

Recently, it was found that a certain strain of bacteria is capable of eating Styrofoam and producing useable plastic as a result. This is likely to lead to revolution in the recycling industry as there is now an additional quantity for which it is reasonable to recycle.

Granted, that assumption cannot be made yet as the article in question does not say whether or not it is cheaper to heat the Styrofoam up and allow the bacteria to dissolve it into reusable plastic. For example, it is not actually cost effective to recycle paper as it is much cheaper to just burn or bury used paper and make new supplies from trees grown specifically for that purpose. Currently the same problem faces the industry of recycled plastic, and because of this I am cautious about whether or not this new technique will actually have any significant impact. Still, it is interesting to note that Styrofoam can be recycled.