These “plastivore” caterpillars can devour a plastic bag in just 24 hours

Here's another way that we (collectively) are trying to deal with plastic waste. Waxworms are capable of eating through certain types of plastic and digesting it. 

It's not quite ready for a wide scale solution, but as one researcher notes, it sets the stage for finding potential organisms that can be used in various ways to help with the plastic problem. 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250827010736.htm