TAMU Plastics (IMAGE) Texas A&M University Caption Texas A&M chemist Karen Wooley holds a Texas-shaped sample of her team's biodegradable natural polymer that could prove to be a game-changer for the world's plastics pollution problem, currently estimated in excess of 10 million metric tons and growing. Credit Texas A&M University College of Science Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.