University of Waterloo researchers engineer bacteria to eat microplastics. But is it a pipe dream? – Sky News: The Latest News from the World

Could plastic-eating bacteria be a solution to microplastic pollution? - Great Lakes Commission

Researchers from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, have developed a way to break down microplastics by genetically altering bacteria. The researchers selected bacteria often found at wastewater plants, […]

Canadian researcher to use lobster larvae to study impact of microplastics

A researcher at a university in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia will spend the next five years studying the impact of microplastics and climate change on lobsters and other aquatic organisms

Research shows promise for engineered bacteria to biodegrade wastewater microplastics - Ground Water Canada

Waterloo, Ont. – University of Waterloo researchers are studying a natural process aimed at degrading microplastics in wastewater. The process has been coined “bacterial sex,” a means by which engineered bacteria biodegrades common plastic. In lab experiments, plastic samples degraded about 50 per cent within four days. Microplastics in water are said to be able to enhance the spread of antibiotic resistance. CBC News report

University of Waterloo researchers engineer bacteria to eat microplastics. But is it a pipe dream? – Sky News: The Latest News from the World

Researchers at the University of Waterloo say they’ve made a breakthrough in introducing a new trait into bacteria found in wastewater, giving them the ability to break down microplastics. Project lead researcher Marc Aucoin, a professor in the Ontario school’s department of chemical engineering, said bacteria already exist in water systems to clean up microplastics, […]