Sustainable polymers are materials derived from renewable, recycled and waste carbon
resources and their combinations, which at the end of life can be recycled, biodegraded or …

While versatile application of plastics has generated huge benefits in our life, the 'plastic end-
of-life'comes with downsides of emerging concern is plastic particles within all parts of …

Microplastics have been detected in human stool, lungs, and placentas, which have direct
exposure to the external environment through various body cavities, including the oral/anal …

Plastic pollution is a planetary threat that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic
due to the surge in medical waste, personal protective equipment and takeaway packaging …

Diversification of polymer waste recycling is one of the solutions to improve the current
environmental scenario. Upcycling is a promising strategy for converting polymer waste into …

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented form of plastic
pollution: personal protective equipment (PPE). Numerous studies have reported the …

Marine plastic pollution poses a potential threat to the ecosystem, but the sources and their
magnitudes remain largely unclear. Existing bottom-up emission inventories vary among …

Turning plastic waste into plastic oil by pyrolysis is one of the promising techniques to
eradicate plastic waste pollution and accelerate the circular economy of plastic materials …

Plastic depolymerization usually requires rigorous conditions such as high temperature,
high pressure, and caustic bases or acids, resulting in high energy costs and environmental …

Current un-sustainable plastic management is exacerbating plastic pollution, an urgent shift
is thus needed to create a recycling society. Such recovering carbon (C) and hydrogen (H) …