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 …

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 …

Plastic debris widely pollutes freshwaters. Abiotic and biotic degradation of plastics releases
carbon-based substrates that are available for heterotrophic growth, but little is known about …

Polymeric products such as plastics and rubbers are in widespread use, and the recycling of
these polymeric materials has not kept pace with the increased production. There are …

Polymers have been widely applied in various fields in the daily routines and the
manufacturing. Despite the awareness of the aggressive and inevitable aging for the …

With the aim to solve the serious problem of white plastic pollution, we report herein a low-
cost process to quantitatively convert polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into p-xylene (PX) …

Biodegradable plastics (BDPs) are considered a sustainable alternative to conventional
plastics (CPs) in agriculture. However, the potential impact of BDPs, particularly regarding …

To achieve a sustainable circular economy, polymer production must start transitioning to
recycled and biobased feedstock and accomplish CO2 emission neutrality. This is not only …

The plastic crisis requires drastic measures, especially for the plastics' end-of-life. Mixed
plastic fractions are currently difficult to recycle, but microbial metabolism might open new …

The degradable plastic poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) is considered a
potential replacement for low-density polyethylene (LDPE) as the main component of mulch …