These probably aren't going to occur anywhere outside of a bioreactor, so our action figures are likely safe...for now!
This article, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/14/bugs-acr..., posted here a while back describes evidence that real world evolution is happening. "for now!" indeed.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29579337
> The study is the first large-scale global assessment of the plastic-degrading potential of bacteria and found that one in four of the organisms analysed carried a suitable enzyme. The researchers found that the number and type of enzymes they discovered matched the amount and type of plastic pollution in different locations.
But wood and paper are also readily biodegrade, and yet by simply by controlling the amount of moisture present we manage to make those last a long, long time. In addition we have treatment options to delay decomposition even in wet conditions.
If you don't use plastic you need to switch to solutions requiring more maintenance and offering less protection like vegetable oil or pine tar.
Should be ° U+00B0 DEGREE SIGN, not ˚ U+02DA RING ABOVE.
Option-zero has a tiny underbar for me, which I think is in Bulgarian(?) abbreviations.
Even if hypothetical rogue bacteria can't dissolve plastic parts to goo or cause structural damage, or there's still potential harm in the form of surface changes. Discoloration, flaking, etc.
Imagine a product nobody wants to buy because it looks damaged, or a medical device that can't be as easily/thoroughly sterilized anymore.