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 …

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 …

Evidence for microbial degradation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) has previously been
reported, but little is known about the degrading strains and enzymes. Here, we isolate a …

Conventional nonbiodegradable plastic waste (NPW) treatment technologies include landfill
and incineration, which face bottlenecks and cannot solve NPW problems effectively …

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel
Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on frozen and dried …

A growing accumulation of plastic wastes has become a severe environmental and social
issue. It is urgent to develop innovative approaches for the disposal of plastic wastes. In …

Abstract Tenebrio molitor larvae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) are capable of depolymerizing
and biodegrading polystyrene and polyethylene. We tested for biodegradation of Polyvinyl …

Abstract Polypropylene (PP), a fossil-based polyolefin plastics widely used worldwide, is
non-hydrolyzable and resistant to biodegradation as a major source of plastic pollutants in …

The massive waste of poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) that ends up in the landfills and
oceans and needs hundreds of years for degradation has attracted global concern. The poor …

In this study, biodegradation of polystyrene (PS) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) by
Zophobas atratus larvae was characterized to investigate fragmentation of ingested …