Plastic materials pose a major problem despite being used in day to day lives. They cannot be degraded in a short span of time and thus plastic pollution is a matter of concern all over the world. A thin plastic bag itself requires 10-20 years to degrade, while a plastic bottle requires about 100 years for biodegradation (http://cmore.soest.hawaii.edu/cruises/super/biodegradation.htm). There is a need to understand in depth about the natural processes involved in breaking down of plastic so that new and better methods can be introduced based on the preexisting methods which speed up the process of degradation [1]. A thorough experimentation was carried out to find out if the microorganisms in soil can help in the process. The end result was the appearance of small pores on the plastic materials [2]. This proved that microorganisms play an important role in the degradation and breakdown of the bonds of plastic materials. © 2015, International Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. All rights Reserved.