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Do you think there's a chance to genetically engineer existing plastic digesting microbes (like pestalotiopsis microspora) to eat a wider range of plastic? Is there any research being done into this field?

Fungi are grown with a carbohydrate source for at least part of their food base, there are plenty of GMO grains and sugars out!

There are quite a few industries that depend on plastics to function. Having microbial or enzymatic solutions for those industries is necessary.

How are we going to process sterile materials for medicine without packaging?

OP already answered that one.

Goes back into the underground tanks. I hate above ground tanks and wish they would disappear. I have a couple of those in my territory and I either have to climb a ladder to dump it back in or carry along my portable pump.

Seems promising, hope it can become more competitive soon. I'm in an industry that uses plastic for packaging then autoclaving (literal) tons of materials, so these kinds of specific solutions are necessary.