Bacteria that converts Styrofoam into Earth-friendly plastic could lead to a new kind of biodegradable plastic that breaks down into the soil.

The method could help reduce the 2.3 million tons of petroleum-based plastic waste that makes its way into U.S. landfills each year, said research leader Kevin O’Connor, who heads the bioplastic research group at University College Dublin in Ireland.

Full Story: Discovery.

(via Great News Network).