The Minderoo-Monaco commission on plastics and human health

PJ Landrigan, H Raps, M Cropper, C Bald… - Annals of Global …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Challenges and opportunities in the management of electronic waste and its impact on human health and environment

ST Ghulam, H Abushammala - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest-growing class of waste because of the remarkable
demand for various electronic gadgets such as mobiles and laptops. Moreover, its improper …

Catalytic disconnection of C–O bonds in epoxy resins and composites

A Ahrens, A Bonde, H Sun, NK Wittig… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Fibre-reinforced epoxy composites are well established in regard to load-bearing
applications in the aerospace, automotive and wind power industries, owing to their light …

Chemical recycling of plastic waste for sustainable polymer manufacturing-A critical review

G Martínez-Narro, S Hassan, AN Phan - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chemical recycling has emerged as a promising approach to valorise non-recyclable,
rejected, multi-layer, and contaminated plastic waste streams, such as packaging waste …

Upcycling of thermosetting polymers into high-value materials

B Wang, Y Wang, S Du, J Zhu, S Ma - Materials Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermosetting polymers, a large class of polymers featuring excellent properties, have been
widely used and play an irreplaceable role in our life. Nevertheless, they are arduous to be …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring cutting-edge approaches in plastic recycling for a greener future

SK Bharadwaaj, M Jaudan, P Kushwaha, A Saxena… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Since plastic recycle is a world problem (due to the damages plastics make in overall, for
both environment and human health). A review article," Exploring Cutting-Edge Strategies in …

Chemical upcycling of high-density polyethylene into upcycled waxes as rheology modifiers and paper coating materials

M Shaker, TS Muzata, SS Hamdani, I Wyman… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chemical upcycling of plastic waste from landfills to value-added products offers both
economic and environmental benefits. Reported here is a simple method to convert high …

Roadmap to sustainable plastic waste management: a focused study on recycling PET for triboelectric nanogenerator production in Singapore and India

WL Lai, S Sharma, S Roy, PK Maji, B Sharma… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
This study explores the implications of plastic waste and recycling management on
recyclates for manufacturing clean-energy harvesting devices. The focus is on a …

Thermal conversion of irradiated LLDPE waste into sustainable sponge-like compounds: A novel approach for efficient trace-level oil–water removal

MM Ghobashy, HM Gayed - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The newest method for recycling waste linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) is the
thermo-catalytic degradation technique known as catalytic pyrolysis. Typically, it is limited by …

Towards plastic circularity: current practices in plastic waste management in Japan and Sri Lanka

S Ono, HTSA Hewage, C Visvanathan - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite their different economic backgrounds, Japan and Sri Lanka share similarities as
island nations. As a develo** country, Sri Lanka needs to identify the country's existing …