Plastic Eating Mushroom Discovered

Pestalotiopsis microspora is a species of fungus that has been discovered in the Amazonian Rainforest of Ecuador.  It is the 1st species able to survive solely on Polyurethane, one of our biggest and least bio-degradable waste products.  It is also able to exist in anaerobic conditions such as the depths of our landfills.  This fungus will now join others (there are oil eating species as well) in bioremediation projects that will hopefully steer our waste management in an eco-responsible direction.