On: Biology Student Discovers Plastic-Eating Bacteria

[vanderZwan]

> one of the most abundant materials

There's too much of it, and it's definitely harming the planet, but is it really that abundant in absolute terms?

[throwawayqdhd → vanderZwan]

It's abundant in the sense that there is no competition for it. I'd reckon it would be an evolutionary advantage to have complete monopoly over a resource.