Plastic is a general term used for a wide range of high molecular weight organic polymers
obtained mostly from the various hydrocarbon and petroleum derivatives. There is an ever …

Due to its highly recalcitrant nature, the growing accumulation of plastic waste is becoming
an urgent global problem. Biodegradation is one of the best possible approaches for the …

Polyethylene (PE) is one of the major persistent plastic that is not biodegradable at
considerable rates in most environments, and is the major source of unceasing …

Plastic is incredibly abundant in marine environments but little is known about its effects on
benthic microbiota and biogeochemical cycling. This study reports the shotgun …

Polythene and plastic waste are found to accumulate in the environment, posing a major
ecological threat. They are found to be considered non-degradable, once it enters the …

Polythene is the most widely used plastic around the globe. Among the total plastic waste
generated, polythene contributes the maximum share (64%). Various strategies/methods are …

The omnipresent accumulation and non-degradable nature of plastics in the environment
are posing an ever-increasing ecological threat. In this study, a total of 97 bacteria were …

Methods that unambiguously prove microbial plastic degradation and allow for quantification
of degradation rates are necessary to constrain the influence of microbial degradation on the …

Purpose of review During the nineteenth and twentieth century, production and usage of
plastic material have increased and led to a serious problem for their non-degradable …

The abundance of synthetic polymers has increased due to their uncontrolled utilization and
disposal in the environment. The recalcitrant nature of plastics leads to accumulation and …