Bacteria Eat Styrofoam

chaosmage42 writes "Scientists at the University of Dublin have found a way to break down styrofoam, the bane of recyclers/composters everywhere. This could be a great step towards sustainability, but it does require the styrofoam to be heated first."

Comments

Re:As one learns too late

[Prune]

What an uninsightful comment. Many organic solvents will dissolve it, from acetone (nail polish remover), to most solvents in spary paints. But the result is still polystyrene, just compressed so it's not a foam anymore.

Re:I've seen this in action.

[bill_kress]

The funny part is that your parent post has so much invested into his "Scientific proof" that he'll never just look at what you typed and say "Oh, yeah, I never thought of that" and pour it out.

More often than not the fiscal conservatives that so often push these anti-environmental agendas are just as broken as the religious conservatives, but strangely enough often look down on the religious one claiming atheism as "the way" with a conviction as strong (and unfounded) as any christian religious nut.

I love living in this age, so much to observe and so little time left...