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Re:Caterpillar found to eat shopping bags, suggesting soluti... by greglindahl on Monday April 24, 2017 @10:54PM (#14190388)
It'd be an unusual landfill to start with, because caterpillars generally don't like anaerobic conditions. More like a compost pile that's kept well-aerated.
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Re:Caterpillar found to eat shopping bags, suggesting soluti... by mark-r on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @07:24PM (#14199149)
It seemed like there was a desire to mass produce the chemical that the caterpillar uses to dissolve the plastic, not to use actual caterpillars.
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