{
  "id": 17060991,
  "title": "This plastic will destroy itself in the ocean within weeks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/this-plastic-will-destroy-itself-in-the-ocean-within-weeks",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-29T12:00:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Anthropocene Magazine",
    "slug": "anthropocene-magazine",
    "url": "https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/10/this-plastic-will-destruct-itselfin-the-ocean-over-many-days/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Biodegradable plastics, designed to break down in compost, linger for a long time in oceans. Embedding them with tiny amounts of plastic-destroying enzymes speeds things up.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}