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 …

Less than 10% of the plastics generated globally are recycled, while the rest are incinerated,
accumulated in landfills, or leak into the environment. New technologies are emerging to …

Plastics pollution is causing an environmental crisis, prompting the development of new
approaches for recycling, and upcycling. Here, we review challenges and opportunities in …

The recent discovery of Is PETase, a hydrolytic enzyme that can deconstruct poly (ethylene
terephthalate)(PET), has sparked great interest in biocatalytic approaches to recycle …

Synthetic plastics are pivotal in our current lifestyle and therefore, its accumulation is a major
concern for environment and human health. Petroleum-derived (petro-) polymers such as …

Enzymatic deconstruction of poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is under intense
investigation, given the ability of hydrolase enzymes to depolymerize PET to its constituent …

Nature has provided a fantastic array of enzymes that are responsible for essential
biochemical functions but not usually suitable for technological applications. Not content …

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most widespread synthetic polyester, having been
utilized in textile fibers and packaging materials for beverages and food, contributing …

Plastics pollution represents a global environmental crisis. In response, microbes are
evolving the capacity to utilize synthetic polymers as carbon and energy sources. Recently …

Plastic polymers are non-degradable solid wastes that have become a great threat to the
whole world and degradation of these plastics would take a few decades. Compared with …