Plastics are everywhere in our modern way of living, and their production keeps increasing
every year, causing major environmental concerns. Nowadays, the end-of-life management …

Plastic pollution is a growing environmental problem, in part due to the extremely stable and
durable nature of this polymer. As recycling does not provide a complete solution, research …

Excessive polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste causes a variety of problems. Extensive
research focused on the development of superior PET hydrolases for PET biorecycling has …

Earth is flooded with plastics and the need for sustainable recycling strategies for polymers
has become increasingly urgent. Enzyme‐based hydrolysis of post‐consumer plastic is an …

Plastics are commonly used in daily life and various industries, generating massive
quantities of plastic wastes and causing severe environmental concerns. Thus, the upcycling …

With the benefits of coming at low-cost, being light-weight and having a high formability and
durability, conventional plastics are widely used in both industry and daily life. However …

We report a bioinformatic workflow and subsequent discovery of a new polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) hydrolase, which we named MG8, from the human saliva metagenome …

The serious issue of textile waste accumulation has raised attention on biodegradability as a
possible route to support sustainable consumption of textile fibers. However, synthetic textile …

Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous pollutants persisting almost everywhere in the
environment. With the increase in anthropogenic activities, MP accumulation is increasing …

Plastic or microplastic pollution is a global threat affecting ecosystems, with the current
generation reaching as much as 400 metric tons per/year. Soil ecosystems comprising …