Evaluation of synthetic plastic degradation capacity of soil bacteria

A polymer is a macromolecule composed of repeating structural units linked by covalent bonds. Plastic has replaced our habitual materials like wood, stone, horn, leather, paper, metal, glass, ceramics etc. Incineration, recycling and land filling are some of the common methods for handling plastic wastes. However, these methods are costly and often create new environmental and human health problems. So an attempt has been made to isolate the potent bacterium that degrades plastic from different soil environments.