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		PixelB on Oct 1, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mealworms can eat and biodegrade styrofoam Well, not quite. "The worms converted about half of the Styrofoam into carbon dioxide, as they would with any food source." So they produce CO2 as well as a byproduct.

kijin on Oct 2, 2015 [–]

The byproduct is called poop, and the article says it can be used as fertilizer.

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