ArticleMicrobial biotechnology2024
Plastics and the Sustainable Development Goals: From waste to wealth with microbial recycling and upcycling.
Article in Microbial biotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Effect of Biobased and Mineral Additives on the Properties of Recycled Polypropylene Packaging Materials.Polymers · 2025Article
- New-to-nature biocompatible chemistry for plastic waste upcycling.Nature chemistry · 2025Article
- Microbes Saving Lives and Reducing Suffering.Microbial biotechnology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Plastics pollution has become one of the greatest concerns of the 21st century. To date, around 10 billion tons of plastics have been produced almost exclusively from non-renewable sources, and of these, <10% have been recycled. The majority of discarded plastic waste (>70%) is accumulating in landfills or the environment, causing severe impacts to natural ecosystems and human health. Considering how plastics are present in every aspect of our daily lives, it is evident that a transition towards a Circular Economy of plastics is essential to achieve several of the Sustainable Development Goals. In this editorial, we highlight how microbial biotechnology can contribute to this shift, with a special focus on the biological recycling of conventional plastics and the upcycling of plastic-waste feedstocks into new value-added products. Although important hurdles will need to be overcome in this endeavour, recent success stories highlight how interdisciplinary approaches can bring us closer to a bio-based economy for the sustainable management of plastics.
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