A growing accumulation of plastic wastes has become a severe environmental and social
issue. It is urgent to develop innovative approaches for the disposal of plastic wastes. In …

Plastic debris are at present recognized as an emerging potential threat for natural
environments, wildlife and humans. In the past years an increasing attention has been …

Abstract Tenebrio molitor larvae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) are capable of depolymerizing
and biodegrading polystyrene and polyethylene. We tested for biodegradation of Polyvinyl …

Abstract Polypropylene (PP), a fossil-based polyolefin plastics widely used worldwide, is
non-hydrolyzable and resistant to biodegradation as a major source of plastic pollutants in …

Background: The renewable feedstock derived biodegradable plastics are important in
various industries such as packaging, agricultural, paper coating, garbage bags and …

Increasing amounts of plastic waste in the environment and their fragmentation into smaller
particles known as microplastics (particles,< 5 mm) have raised global concerns due to their …

Despite increasing evidence of widespread plastic pollution in soil, it remains largely
unknown about the fate of plastic influenced by soil animals. In this study, ingestion and …

Recalcitrant nature of plastic is a matter of huge concern, its increasing demand made it
more complicated to handle the issue of plastic waste, and hence new challenges came in …

Polyethylene (PE) is the most abundant synthetic, petroleum-based plastic materials
produced globally, and one of the most resistant to biodegradation, resulting in massive …

It is necessary to better characterize plastic marine debris in order to understand its fate in
the environment and interaction with organisms, the most common type of debris being …