Plastic pollution has become a major global concern, posing numerous challenges for the
environment and wildlife. Most conventional ways of plastics degradation are inefficient and …

The drastically increasing amount of plastic waste is causing an environmental crisis that
requires innovative technologies for recycling post-consumer plastics to achieve waste …

Accumulating plastics in the biosphere implicates adverse effects, raising serious concern
among scientists worldwide. Plastic waste in nature disintegrates into microplastics …

Various kinds of plastics have been developed over the past century, vastly improving the
quality of life. However, the indiscriminate production and irresponsible management of …

Annually, 400 Mt of plastics are produced of which roughly 40% is discarded within a year.
Current plastic waste management approaches focus on applying physical, thermal, and …

Global economies depend on the use of fossil‐fuel‐based polymers with 360–400 million
metric tons of synthetic polymers being produced per year. Unfortunately, an estimated 60 …

The large-scale global use of plastics has led to one of the greatest environmental issues of
the 21st century. The incredible durability of these polymers, whilst beneficial for a wide …

Increasing world population and industrial activities have enhanced anthropogenic
pollution, plastic pollution being especially alarming. So, plastics should be recycled and/or …

Microplastics are tiny pieces of non-biodegradable plastic that can take thousands of years
to break down. As microplastics degrade, they release harmful compounds into the …

Due to its highly recalcitrant nature, the growing accumulation of plastic waste is becoming
an urgent global problem. Biodegradation is one of the best possible approaches for the …