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 …

Global economies depend on the use of fossil‐fuel‐based polymers with 360–400 million
metric tons of synthetic polymers being produced per year. Unfortunately, an estimated 60 …

With the benefits of coming at low-cost, being light-weight and having a high formability and
durability, conventional plastics are widely used in both industry and daily life. However …

The accumulation of synthetic plastic waste in the environment has become a global
concern. Microbial enzymes (purified or as whole-cell biocatalysts) represent emerging …

The ubiquity of plastic debris in marine environments raises the question, what impacts do
plastics have on our marine microbiota? To investigate this, we applied bacterial 16S rRNA …

Because of the high production rates, low recycling rates, and poor waste management of
plastics, an increasing amount of plastic is entering the aquatic environment, where it can …

Abstract Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is a semi-crystalline plastic polyester material
with a global production volume of 83 Mt/year. PET is mainly used in textiles, but also widely …

The widespread use of polyethylene (PE) causes a large amount of indigestible plastic
waste. Waxworms (the larvae of Plodia interpunctella) can eat PE, but the degradation …

Internationally, the environmental damage caused by the improper disposal of
approximately 100 Mt of plastic waste per annum is of growing concern. Attempts to address …

Plastic pollution exacerbated by the excessive use of synthetic plastics and its recalcitrance
has been recognized among the most pressing global threats. Microbial degradation of …