Plastics pollution is causing an environmental crisis, prompting the development of new
approaches for recycling, and upcycling. Here, we review challenges and opportunities in …

Increasing the stream of recycled plastic necessitates an approach beyond the traditional
recycling via melting and re‐extrusion. Various chemical recycling processes have great …

Disposal of plastic waste has become a widely discussed issue, due to the potential
environmental impact of improper waste disposal. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) …

The global production and consumption of plastics has increased at an alarming rate over
the last few decades. The accumulation of pervasive and persistent waste plastic has …

Plastics are indispensable, but their pollution is triggering a global environmental crisis.
Although many end-of-life catalytic options have involved converting plastics into valuable …

Summary Approximately 80% of the> 350 Mt of plastics produced annually is turned into
waste, which equals 30% of the European electricity consumption. Chemocatalytic …

Microplastics are an emergent yet critical issue for the environment because of high
degradation resistance and bioaccumulation. Unfortunately, the current technologies to …

Global plastic waste has grown at an alarming rate for decades. However, the traditional
landfill and incineration treatments may cause air pollution and valuable land squander …

The vast increase in the generation of post-consumer PET plastic waste, as well as fast
increasing pledges of brand owners around the world to include recycled content have …

Whilst plastics have played an instrumental role in human development, growing
environmental concerns have led to increasing public scrutiny and demands for outright …