A new technique could make some plastic trash compostable at home
Embedding enzymes in the material causes it to rapidly break down without creating microplastics
![before and after images of dish of compost breaking down plastic](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/042121_cd_compostplastic_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
In experiments, enzyme-laced plastic film (left) broke down after three days in compost (right). After two weeks, it disintegrated entirely.
Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering