This New Plastic Disappears When You Don't Need It Anymore

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5. The bug itself is not a thermophile

It's a spore forming bacteria, which means its inert state can withstand the temperatures needed to mold plastic. It won't survive temperatures much higher than that.

It is not a pathogen. It has been engineered to chow down on plastic.

When it finishes withe the plastic its spores were in, it will likely look for non biodegradable plastics.

What could go wrong? Landfills heavy with plastic waste could become the next fossil fuel deposits for whatever we turn into after the next Ice Age. Men will hoard and fight wars over it. That's what could go wrong.