researchers at Tel ##tech University have discovered a bacterium that can be turned into biodegradable waste products that create no toxic waste . The team fed single - celled microorganisms called Haloferax mediterranei with algae - grown sea ##weed , which then excreted the bioplastic polymer called polyhydroxyalkanoate . The researchers are examining other combinations of bacteria and algae to see if further bioplastics with different properties can be produced .
Scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed a polymer that can be turned into biodegradable plastic products that create no toxic waste. The team fed single-celled microorganisms called Haloferax mediterranei with ocean-grown sea lettuce, which then excreted the bioplastic polymer called polyhydroxyalkanoate. The researchers are examining other combinations of bacteria and algae to see if further bioplastics with different properties can be produced.