Nature Learned to Turn Plastic into Rocks

Scientists have found rocks formed from plastic on Hawaiian shores. This discovery indicates that plastic litter can merge with natural elements, forming a new material: plastiglomerate.

This fusion could become part of the geological record, marking the Anthropocene and the human impact on the Earth’s ecosystems.

Looking on the bright side, plastic being able to fuse with shell and rocks could be exploited for the creation of artificial coral reefs.

Nature always finds a way, if she can’t get rid of plastic, she turn it into rocks.

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