Can These Plastic-Eating Wax Worms Help Reduce Our Trash?

Maitreyi Mantha
2017-05-25T11:46:51-07:00

Though plastic shopping bags are incredibly cheap and useful, their disposal causes widespread pollution. That's because the non-biodegradable polyethylene takes centuries to decompose and is also detrimental to wildlife who often mistake the colorful debris for food. Now, we may have an unlikely ally to help clean up our trash – a small wax worm bred primarily for use as premium fish bait.