Despite the economic and environmental significance of recovering plastics from e-waste,
the presence of contaminants (in the form of chemical substances) strongly limits the …

Enabling a circular economy for plastics in Europe and beyond is an ambitious goal. In order
to reach a fully closed loop, numerous challenges and knowledge gaps need to be …

Highlights•E-waste is the fastest growing waste on the planet and only 15% of it is
recycled.•Plastics constitute 20% of e-waste.•Recycling of e-waste plastics is hampered due …

Plastic pollution is one of the major global environmental challenges and is, therefore,
attracting increased societal attention. This has resulted in the adoption of a long array of …

Plastics are widely used because of their diverse mechanical and physicochemical
properties, however, many plastic products can only achieve their specific characteristics if …

The current plastics system demands fundamental change in which research and
innovation, enabled and reinforced by policymaking, play a crucial role. Moving towards a …

In recent years, the challenge of plastic waste generation has become a prime concern in
the global political arena. At the EU level, a dedicated strategy on plastics was adopted that …

In 2017, over 320 million tons of polymers, excluding fibers, were manufactured across the
globe. The excessive amounts of plastics produced today pose a threat to both man and …

One of the targets of the circular economy is to keep different materials and substances in
circulation for as long as possible. The need for fossil-based virgin materials is efficiently …

We are living in the era of plastics. Since the 1950s, they have been commonplace in our
daily lives. But despite their usefulness, plastics create significant sustainability issues. The …