Global plastic production is rapidly increasing, resulting in significant amounts of plastic
entering the marine environment. This makes marine litter one of the most critical …

Plastic waste is globally ubiquitous and ecologically harmful, but it can be recycled as an
abundant carbon source to alleviate worldwide heavy dependence on fossil resources and …

It has been demonstrated that some conventional microplastics (CMPs) have toxicities to
organisms, however, whether biodegradable microplastics (BMPs) have similar potential …

The biodiversity of marine and coastal habitats is experiencing unprecedented change.
While there are well-known drivers of these changes, such as overexploitation, climate …

Overusing non-degradable plastics causes a series of environmental issues, inferring a
switch to biodegradable plastics. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are promising …

Bioplastics are materials that are biobased and/or biodegradable, but not necessarily both.
Concerns about environmental plastic pollution are constantly growing with increasing …

Currently, microplastic pollution is more serious and complicates the toxic effects of other co-
existing pollutants in the environment. However, the effect and mechanism of biodegradable …

Biodegradable plastics, if they are not properly managed at their end-of-life, can have the
same hazardous environmental consequences as conventional plastics. This study …

The global massive consumption of disposable face masks driven by the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic has emerged as a blooming disaster to both the land and marine environment …

Plastic pollution is a distinctive element of the globalized world. In fact, since the 1970s the
expansion and use of plastics, particularly in the consumer and commercial sectors, has …