Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a reflection of the culture that generates it and has a
negative impact on the health of the humans and the environment. In the global context …

As global awareness, science, and policy interventions for plastic escalate, institutions
around the world are seeking preventative strategies. Central to this is the need for precise …

The global production of plastics has continuously been soaring over the last decades due
to their extensive use in our daily life and in industries. Although synthetic plastics offer great …

Nowadays, a growing number of microplastics are released into the environment due to the
extensive use and inappropriate management of plastic products. With the increasing body …

Plastic waste are introduced into the environment inevitably and their exposure in the
environment causes deterioration in mechanical and physicochemical properties and leads …

Polymer materials provide solutions to some of the most pressing environmental,
manufacturing and health-care challenges. Traditional thermoplastic and thermoset …

Plastics are widely used in our daily life; however, poor management and disposal result in
their ubiquity throughout the biosphere. Increased accumulation of microplastic (MP) or even …

The detrimental impact of single-use plastics on the environment is daily news across the
globe. Single-use plastic packaging materials and other plastic waste originating from …

Plastic pollution is recognized as a severe anthropogenic issue in the coastal and marine
ecosystems across the world. Unprecedented and continuous accumulation of growing …