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Re:Bugs are evolving to eat plastic, study finds by dwater on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @03:27PM (#31496493)
Well, it would be great when we wanted to get rid of those items. It would be less great when we wanted to preserve those items, like the massive amount of goods and infrastructure that are constructed out of plastic. The insulation on power cables, for one thing, would be bad if it started rotting.
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Re:Bugs are evolving to eat plastic, study finds by fitzroy on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @03:54PM (#31496804)
Not exactly the same, but rats eating the power cables has been a problem with cars built in the last decade because of the switch to soy-based insulation.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/20878/rodents-are-feasting-on-...

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Re:Bugs are evolving to eat plastic, study finds by ars on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @03:39PM (#31496630)
The already use PVC on cable insulation. If this because a problem then everything would switch to using that instead of a mix.

Also, I've seen nothing to indicate these enzymes can eat nylon, which is the most common insulation other than PVC.

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