How AI-Driven Bioplastic Discovery Is Turning Algae Into the Plastic of the Future (2026)
Every year, the world generates over 430 million metric tons of plastic. Less than 9% of it is ever recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, incinerators, or the ocean — and roughly 8 million metric tons find their way into marine ecosystems annually. These aren’t alarming estimates from activist …