Kenya pollution: Plastic-eating mealworms offer hope for waste crisis

Scientists in Kenya say they've discovered a small but potentially powerful new weapon in their fight against plastic pollution.
The Lesser Mealworm which is native to Africa is best known as a pest.
But new research shows it may be one of the first recorded insects to eat plastic.

Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from Nairobi.



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