The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has caused socioeconomic, physical, mental, and
environmental upheaval. Personal protective equipment, such as face masks, was …

PAE and PC polymers, such as BPA, are utilized to make water bottles. Due to the lack of
polymer-chemical interaction, PAE can enter drinking bottles during production, wrapping …

Plastics, especially polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles, played an
indispensable role in people's lives, yet the plastic crisis was one of the greatest challenges …

Due to the rise in waste, both developed and developing countries' municipal solid waste
(MSW) disposal systems are overburdened. The increased inflow of used plastic water …

At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the estimated daily use of face masks was at its
highest, thereby creating huge public health and environmental challenges associated with …

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) water bottles are widely used in the United Arab Emirates
(UAE); however, their production and disposal adversely affect the environment. In …

This study aims to utilize fly ash and waste PET bottles for producing more sustainable self-
compacting concrete (SCC) with better mechanical strength. Fly ash is utilized as a …

Compared with other materials, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has high transparency,
excellent physical and mechanical properties in a wide temperature range and good …

This paper provides a detailed description of the findings and methodology related to the
monitoring of microplastics in three lakes and one river of the Akmola Region in Kazakhstan …

This scoping literature review aimed to understand state-of-the-art knowledge about plastic
consumption in the context of daily life by identifying controversies and interventions …