Abstract
Industrialization and urbanization have led to massive accumulation of plastic garbage all over India The persistence of plastic in soil and aquatic environment hes become ecological threat to the metropolitan city such as Bangalore,India. Present study investigates an ecofriendly, efficient and cost-effective approach for plastic waste management by the screening of novel microbial consortia which are capable of degrading plastic polymers.Plastic-contaminated soil and water samples were collected from six hot spots of urban and rural areas of Bangalore.The plastic-degrading bacteria were enriched, and degradation ability was determined by zone of clearance method