Accumulation of plastic wastes has been recently recognized as one of the most critical
environmental challenges, affecting all life forms, natural ecosystems and economy …

Conventional nonbiodegradable plastic waste (NPW) treatment technologies include landfill
and incineration, which face bottlenecks and cannot solve NPW problems effectively …

Microplastics contamination is becoming a major concern worldwide. More than 1 million
seabirds and 100,000 sea animals have died due to plastic contamination. In addition …

Microplastics are widely distributed and a major pollutant in our ecosystem. Microplastics
(MPs) are very small size plastic (< 5 mm) present in environment, which comes from …

Huge quantities of plastic wastes have been accumulating in the environment causing
serious ecological problems and significantly impacting the global carbon cycling. Plastic …

Petroleum-based plastic materials as pollutants raise concerns because of their impact on
the global ecosystem and on animal and human health. There is an urgent need to remove …

Microplastic waste is an emerging global issue due to its environmental effect of
accumulation in ecosystems, and waste managing systems have given rise to its presence …

Microplastic and nanoplastic contamination is widespread and affects aquatic and terrestrial
ecosystems. Photosynthetic organisms are present in both media, they are primary …

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 …

Plastic has become established over the world as an essential basic need for our daily life.
Current global plastic production exceeds 300 million tons annually. Plastics have many …