This brochure from the University of Queensland received on June 9, 2022 shows a “superworm” of Zophobas morio
Packaging material, disposable cutlery, CD cases: polystyrene is one of the most common forms of plastic, but recycling it is not easy and the vast majority end up in landfills or reach the oceans where it is life threatening. marina.
But while it is possible to raise more worms for this purpose, he plans another way: to create recycling plants that mimic what the larvae do, which is to first grind the plastic in the mouth and then digest it using bacterial enzymes.