Loss of micro-organic proteins

Nature

Pollutants are doubly offensive, firstly as contaminants and secondly as lost sources of protein. With the use of bacteria, fungi and yeasts, sewage and waste effluents from such industries as paper mills can be converted into animal feed, as can waste newspapers.

Counter-claim

The so-called "loss of micro-organic proteins" is vastly overstated and hardly merits concern. These proteins, while present in microscopic life, have negligible impact on broader ecological or human health issues. With countless other sources of essential proteins available, focusing on this minor aspect distracts from truly pressing environmental and nutritional challenges. Frankly, worrying about micro-organic protein loss is an unnecessary diversion from real, impactful problems facing our world today.