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John,
How amazing is this -- scientists have discovered mushrooms that can
devour plastic waste in a matter of weeks...plastic that would otherwise
remain in the ocean forever.
Right now 91% of the plastics we use can’t be recycled, and every minute
another truckloads-worth is dumped into the ocean, suffocating sea life
and spreading pollutants across shores.
But scientists say these magnificent mushrooms could eat up to half of the
plastic waste being dumped in the ocean. They're asking for our help to
continue their groundbreaking research, and together we could give them
the funds they need right away to expand their research in the US and New
Zealand.
NASA scientist Dr Cullings recently retired to join the innovative
nonprofit Ocean Blue Project in their work to isolate and reproduce
organic plastic-eaters for industrial use. The team is ready to go, and if
7000 of us donate they'll have enough to buy the lab and field equipment
they need to continue their research -- and help rid the planet of plastic
waste. Are you in?
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Fungi, like mushrooms and yeast, are nature’s cleanup crew. The enzymes
they produce can break down pollutants and clean up everything from oil
spills to toxic pesticides.
Nearly all the plastic ever created still exists in some form today. So
scientists are researching how to use these crafty microbes to try and
break down all types of plastics to make them possible to recycle and
reuse -- and so far it’s working.
John, we could finally get rid of plastic waste!
But we need more research to do this on a bigger scale, and we need to
move fast. Plastic production is increasing rapidly. By 2050, studies
report there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish, but we can
change that.
Ocean Blue Project and Dr Ken Cullings have been at the forefront of using
fungi to clean up environmental disasters. They have big ambitions in the
war on plastic waste, but lab equipment, field materials, and research
time are expensive -- and they rely on donations to do this work.
It’s not often we can contribute to work that could make a dent in the
world’s plastic pollution. This pioneering research could be one of the
boldest solutions we’ve all been waiting for. Can you be one of the 7000
donors we need to support this crucial research to eliminate plastic
waste?
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Industrial-scale use of plastic-eaters is already being trialled in France
and Australia. With your help we could advance this research, but we know
there is so much more to do if we want to solve the plastics crisis.
That's why any extra raised will go to support our campaigning, including
campaigns to reduce production of single-use plastics and pressure
governments to pass laws that support lasting solutions to address plastic
pollution.
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Thanks for all that you do,
Yasmin and the SumOfUs team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]Plastic-eating backyard fungi discovery boosts hopes for a solution to
the recycling crisis. ABC. 14 April 2023.
[ [link removed] ]The Untapped Potential of the Amazon’s Plastic-Eating Mushroom.
Earth.org. 07 September 2022.
[ [link removed] ]The fungus and bacteria tackling plastic waste. BBC. 30 July 2021.
[ [link removed] ]Plastic-eating enzymes trialled in Australian first to create
infinitely recyclable plastic. News.com.au. 21 September 2021.
[ [link removed] ]New super-enzyme eats plastic bottles six times faster. The Guardian.
28 September 2020.
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