{
  "id": 5101469,
  "title": "Bio-based plastic turns into fertilizer after use",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/bio-based-plastic-turns-into-fertilizer-after-use",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-02T14:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-bio-based-plastic-fertilizer.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Plastic waste is one of the world's fastest-growing environmental problems. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060 report, global plastic use is projected to nearly triple from 460 million metric tons in 2019 to 1.2 billion metric tons by 2060 if current trends continue.",
  "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."
}