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 …

Plastic polymers with different properties have been developed in the last 150 years to
replace materials such as wood, glass and metals across various applications …

Plastic waste is currently generated at a rate approaching 400 Mt year–1. The amount of
plastics accumulating in the environment is growing rapidly, yet our understanding of its …

In the more than 100 years since the invention of plastics, various plastic polymers have
been developed that exhibit different characteristics and have been widely used in …

Plastics have become an essential part of life. When it enters the environment, it migrates
and breaks down to form smaller size fragments, which are called microplastics (MPs) …

Abstract Nano/microplastic (NP/MP) pollution is a growing concern for the water
environment. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are considered the major recipients of …

Landfills are the main plastic sinks and microplastics (MPs) sources in the anthropogenic
terrestrial system. Understanding the dynamic process of generating MPs is a prerequisite to …

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 …

Landfilling is the most traditional disposal method of domestic waste. Plastic waste in landfill
sites could degrade to microplastics (MPs) and diffuse to the surrounding environment with …

Engineered and monitored sanitary landfills have been widespread in the United States
since the passage of the Clean Water Act (1972) with additional controls under RCRA …