Impacts of plastic pollution on ecosystem services, sustainable development goals, and need to focus on circular economy and policy interventions

R Kumar, A Verma, A Shome, R Sinha, S Sinha… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plastic pollution is ubiquitous in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Plastic waste exposed to
the environment creates problems and is of significant concern for all life forms. Plastic …

Recent trends in recycling and reusing techniques of different plastic polymers and their composite materials

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, W Ahmed, H Arshad - Sustainable Materials and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rising environmental concerns caused by the excess use of synthetic materials have
diverted the world's attention towards sustainable materials along with a circular economy …

How the combination of Circular Economy and Industry 4.0 can contribute towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

TET Dantas, ED de-Souza, IR Destro… - Sustainable production …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are an interconnected strategy for
the promotion of sustainable practices and solutions that addresses the main issues faced …

Comprehensive recycling of lithium-ion batteries: Fundamentals, pretreatment, and perspectives

W Yu, Y Guo, S Xu, Y Yang, Y Zhao, J Zhang - Energy Storage Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
With increasing the market share of electric vehicles (EVs), the rechargeable lithium-ion
batteries (LIBs) as the critical energy power sources have experienced rapid growth in the …

Upcycling and catalytic degradation of plastic wastes

Q Hou, M Zhen, H Qian, Y Nie, X Bai, T **a… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2021 - cell.com
Various recycling technologies have been developed to deal with plastic problems, but they
face considerable economic and technological challenges in practice. An attractive …

[HTML][HTML] Full circle: Challenges and prospects for plastic waste management in Australia to achieve circular economy

R Hossain, MT Islam, A Ghose, V Sahajwalla - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic manufacturing accounts for 6% of global oil consumption and is one of the world's
fastest-growing waste streams. As the global supply of fossil fuels becomes critical, it is …

Towards environmentally sustainable management: a review on the generation, degradation, and recycling of polypropylene face mask waste

L Lyu, M Bagchi, N Markoglou, C An, H Peng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
There has been a considerable increase in the use of face masks in the past years.
Managing face mask waste has become a global concern, as the current waste …

Recent progress in the chemical upcycling of plastic wastes

X Chen, Y Wang, L Zhang - ChemSusChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The massive generation of plastic wastes without satisfactory treatment has induced severe
environmental problems and gained increasing attentions. In this Minireview, recent …

The transition from linear economy to circular economy for sustainability among SMEs: A study on prospects, impediments, and prerequisites

NK Sharma, K Govindan, KK Lai… - … Strategy and the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The circular economy (CE) is a more holistic approach that advocates towards extracting the
value from the waste and reaching sustainability goals. The objective of the present study is …

Microplastic/nanoplastic toxicity in plants: an imminent concern

T Roy, TK Dey, M Jamal - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2023 - Springer
The toxic impact of microplastics/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) in plants and the food chain has
recently become a top priority. Several research articles highlighted the impact of MPs/NPs …