Plastic waste management, a matter for the ‘community’

Characterization and engineering of a plastic-degrading aromatic polyesterase

(2018) Harry P. Austin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Biodegradation of polyethylene microplastics by the marine fungus Zalerion maritimum

(2017) Ana Paço et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste

(2017) Kim Ragaert et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Microbial enzymes for the recycling of recalcitrant petroleum-based plastics: how far are we?

(2017) Ren Wei et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Development of tailored indigenous marine consortia for the degradation of naturally weathered polyethylene films

(2017) Evdokia Syranidou et al.   PLoS One

Novel bacterial consortia isolated from plastic garbage processing areas demonstrated enhanced degradation for low density polyethylene

(2016) Sinosh Skariyachan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2016) Shosuke Yoshida et al.   SCIENCE

Polymer biodegradation: Mechanisms and estimation techniques – A review

(2008) Nathalie Lucas et al.   CHEMOSPHERE