With the increasing demand for and reliance on plastics as an everyday item, and rapid
increase in their production and subsequent indiscriminate disposal, the environmental …

The inflated demand for plastic products has led to tremendous rise in plastic debris in
different environmental matrices, thereby resulting in plastic pollution. This affects plants …

Plastic use has increased steadily in recent years due to the urbanization and
industrialization at global scale. Due to the population expansion, more plastic products are …

Plastics are highly versatile materials that have brought huge societal benefits. They can be
manufactured at low cost and their lightweight and adaptable nature has a myriad of …

Plastic, a groundbreaking invention of the 20th century, has become an indispensable part
of our lives due to its exceptional qualities and affordability. However, the ever-increasing …

In the light of their versatility, durability, flexibility, lightweight and low costs, plastic materials
have been widely used in industry and all areas of our day-to-day lives (Wagner et al …

Plastics continues to have a critical and essential role in human society such as food
packing, product packages and building materials. In the meantime, it has been recognized …

Abstract Globally presence of Microplastics (MPs) in the environment is identified as one of
the major environmental threat. MPs are small plastic fragments (0.001-5 mm) and are …

The relationship between humans and plastics has become intricate due to their versatile
nature and low production cost. Plastics generation has surpassed that of other …

Microplastics in the environment pose a significant threat to the entire ecosystem.
Household activity, industrial activity, tyre wear and tear, construction, incineration, plastic …