As of yet, disposal platforms for synthetic polymers have not matured in an environmentally
benign manner. Consequently, their wastes tend to remain as sources of pollution that …

Highlights•The biological process of recycling has given a new direction for waste
management.•Bio-degradable plastic is useful in food packaging, shopping bags and …

Future plastic materials will be very different from those that are used today. The increasing
importance of sustainability promotes the development of bio-based and biodegradable …

Advances in science and technology have resulted in the rapid development of modern
society, which is clearly unsustainable because of the strain it places on current resources …

Decades of extensive and exponentially growing production and use of conventional
plastics have led to the accumulation of plastic waste in the environment, contributing to the …

The problems linked to plastic wastes have led to the development of biodegradable
plastics. More specifically, biodegradable bioplastics are the polymers that are mineralized …

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 …

As a result of increasing environmental concerns/legislative pressure for dumping of non-
biodegradable plastics in landfills and rapid increases in the cost of petroleum, the …

The progression of plastic pollution is a global concern.“Reuse, reduce and recycle” offers a
solution to the burdening issue, although not enough to curb the rampant use of plastics …

Plastics and polymers have become a part of our life today. The annual consumption of
plastics in India is 2 kg/person/y. In the other developed countries the per capita …