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 …

For each kilogram of food protein wasted, between 15 and 750 kg of CO2 end up in the
atmosphere. With this alarming carbon footprint, food protein waste not only contributes to …

Plastics are fossil fuel-derived products. The emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) during
different processes involved in the lifecycle of plastic-related products are a significant threat …

Land-based plastic waste, carried to the sea through rivers, is considered a main source of
marine plastic pollution. However, most plastics that leak into the environment never make it …

Coral reefs are losing the capacity to sustain their biological functions. In addition to other
well-known stressors, such as climatic change and overfishing, plastic pollution is an …

The exhaustion of available natural resources and rising concerns about the environment
have prompted a growing desire to discover innovative ways to produce environmentally …

The rapid development of modern society has largely increased the usage of plastic.
Concerns arise when vast amount of plastic waste has been generated and disposed. The …

Global plastic production is rapidly increasing, resulting in significant amounts of plastic
entering the marine environment. This makes marine litter one of the most critical …

The presence of microplastics (MPs) in human fluids and organs is a great concern, since,
as highlighted by recent studies on animal models, they could cause alterations of several …

There is an urgent need for new technologies to enable circularity for synthetic polymers,
spurred by the accumulation of waste plastics in landfills and the environment and the …