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Crazy-Factor4907 t1_j5kzuih wrote

Reply to comment by Elhaym in Bacteria Really Can Eat and Digest Plastic, A New Study Finds by molrose96

Also makes me worry if the plastic-eating bacteria would be able to harm electronic devices.

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anpoca t1_j5ld0d3 wrote

Don't quote me on this but plastic is mostly used for cases and coolers, and sometimes structural elements. Electronics are silica wafers (not plastic) with copper or gold etched onto them. We'd probably have to stop using plastic for phones and buttons and such but it's not a big change.

Besides, we have many types of plastics with wildly different chemical compositions. It's unlikely all of them will suddenly become biodegradable.

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thermi t1_j5nn5dk wrote

PCBs are plastic. Glass fiber saturated with epoxy.

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