Plastics are everywhere in our modern way of living, and their production keeps increasing
every year, causing major environmental concerns. Nowadays, the end-of-life management …

Advancements in polymer science and engineering have helped the scientific community to
shift its attention towards the use of environmentally benign materials for reducing the …

The problems linked to plastic wastes have led to the development of biodegradable
plastics. More specifically, biodegradable bioplastics are the polymers that are mineralized …

The marine plastic pollution has drastic effect on marine species. The importance in
environmental issues increases the demand to develop a significant technology which does …

Synthetic plastics present in everyday materials constitute the main anthropogenic debris
entering the Earth's oceans. The oceans provide important and valuable resources such as …

Microplastics (MPs) are widely distributed and extensively found within marine ecosystems,
and approximately 8 million tons of plastics are being dumped into the sea annually. Once …

Recent years have seen upsurge in plastic manufacturing and its utilization in various fields,
such as, packaging, household goods, medical applications, and beauty products. Due to …

The world of bioplastics has expanded rapidly in recent decades, and the new waste stream
generated is creating major barriers to waste processing. Anaerobic co-digestion is to be …

Biodegradable polyesters such as polylactic acid are promising alternatives to conventional
plastics as they do not accumulate in the environment upon disposal. However, their …

Bioplastics are currently and increasingly used as substitutes of conventional plastics;
furthermore, they are mainly utilised in order to cope with problems related to plastic-based …