plastivorous

English

Etymology

From plasti(c) +‎ -vorous.

Adjective

plastivorous (comparative more plastivorous, superlative most plastivorous)

1. Consuming plastic.
   • 2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 295:

     This is the first known life form of many known to be entirely plastivorous, able to safely decompose an entire plastic bottle in about the same amount of time a hot compost heap degrades plant matter, with obvious potential in the world of recycling.