Whilst plastics have played an instrumental role in human development, growing
environmental concerns have led to increasing public scrutiny and demands for outright …

Catalytic pyrolysis of plastics to produce oil has attracted substantial scientific attention
owing to its renewability, environmental sustainability, and cost-effectiveness. This research …

The pervasion of plastic and the inadequacies of the current plastic waste management
processes are the premise of various studies that aimed to find sustainable solutions to the …

There is an urgent need for new technologies to enable circularity for synthetic polymers,
spurred by the accumulation of waste plastics in landfills and the environment and the …

The necessity of balancing in consumption and recycling process is evident to manage the
life cycle of plastics wastes. Obtaining approaches for plastics degradation with the aim of …

Background Currently, plastic is at the top of the international agenda for waste
management. Recent meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel and the …

Plastics are inexpensive, easy to mold, and lightweight. These and many other advantages
make them very promising candidates for commercial applications. In many areas, they have …

Plastics are inexpensive, lightweight and durable materials, which can readily be moulded
into a variety of products that find use in a wide range of applications. As a consequence, the …

Commodity plastics such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) are some of the common plastic wastes found in municipal wastes. Lack …

Plastics have become an indispensable ingredient of human life. Their enormous use is a
matter of great environmental and economic concern, which has motivated the researchers …