The scale of agricultural waste is large, including crop residues (the plant waste left in the
field after harvest), which retained in the field are responsible for agricultural greenhouse …

Plastics have become an integral part of human life. Single-use plastics (SUPs) are
disposable plastics designed to be used once then promptly discarded or recycled. This …

The plastics industry is proliferating continuously and the global plastics production in 2018
has reached around 360 million tones. This has further compounded the problem of waste …

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BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF BIO- AND OXO-DEGRADABLE PLASTICS FINAL REPORT …

Petrochemical-based plastics have been widely used as packaging materials, as they have
good barrier properties, stiffness, tensile strength, and tear strength. Plastics, despite being …

Biodegradable plastics are those that can be completely degraded in landfills, composters
or sewage treatment plants by the action of naturally occurring micro-organisms. Truly …

The production of conventional plastics has been significantly increased in recent years.
Their applications in different sectors of life offer a serious menace to the surrounding …

Biowaste is a type of solid waste (SW) causing a great environmental concern through the
continuously growing human population and urbanization. In addition, the common usage of …

An ever-growing call to contain pollution has led to the search for alternate sources of
sustainable industrial raw materials. Recently, biodegradable waste materials have been …