Bless these humble worms.
— still a huge "if" at this point — it could have a major impact on global recycling efforts, since polyethylene alone makes up 30 percent of all plastic production.Conventional methods of recycling polyethylene involve mechanical breakdown, which leads to the resulting recycled material being less pure and less valuable.
Best of all, the enzymes present in the wax worms' saliva can break down the long polymer chains of polyethylene at room temperatures, in water, and at neutral pH levels — far more convenient conditions than conventional plastic recycling methods that require high temperatures and carefully controlled acidity levels.
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