ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaPlastic-eating worms could help fix our pollution problem2 hours agoDuration 2:432 hours agoNewsDuration 2:43Researchers at Queen’s University say worms that eat plastic could be helping to break down chemicals that are notoriously difficult to recycle.Related Stories A big black tube on Salt Spring Island is diverting tonnes of organic waste Enormous ‘Wet Wipe Island’ being removed from River Thames in historic clean-up Plastic pollution is still a problem. A UN meeting in Geneva is hoping to change that You might have heard about the flesh-eating screwworm. Here’s why you shouldn’t freak out From food scraps to fertilizer: Newfoundland towns join new compost programMore from NewsVideo5:19When it comes to green space, Saint John ranks last in the countryCBC News New Brunswick 33 minutes agoVideo3:10 Lieutenant-governor case puts pressure on Holt, Liberal MLAsCBC News New Brunswick 33 minutes agoVideo3:13‘Don’t like us here? You should be a fan of bike lanes’: Tag along on the Critical Mass group bike ride1 hour agoVideo3:03This longtime tattoo shop on Queen West is closing 2 hours agoVideo19:34The Breakdown | Making sense of Russia’s war strategyThe Breakdown – Full Show 2 hours agoTrending NowVideo1:16#TheMoment a grizzly bear attacked a travel blogger’s tentThe National August 27Video2:26Court documents shed new light on case of missing N.S. childrenCBC News Nova Scotia August 22Video1:16#TheMoment an orca pod showed up for a boat partyThe National August 28Video1:55More electronic devices being searched at the U.S. borderThe National August 28Video0:33See the powerful dust storm that swept through Phoenix area August 26now
Plastic-eating worms could help fix our pollution problem
