Recently read this 2007 book, Ill Wind.
https://www.amazon.com/Ill-Wind-Kevi...kevin+anderson. It's a post-apocalypse-type book about an ecological disaster. Pretty good read. I enjoyed it.
Then saw this article about a science breakthrough that mirrors the premise of the book.
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...lastic-bottles. Heh.