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Preventing masks from becoming the next plastic problem

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Beyond Mechanical Recycling: Giving New Life to Plastic Waste

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An engineered PET depolymerase to break down and recycle plastic bottles

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100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Polymers from Lignocellulosic Biomass. Current Challenges and Future Opportunities

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Mechanical Recycling of Packaging Plastics: A Review

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100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Toward Catalytic Chemical Recycling of Waste (and Future) Plastics

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Catalytic upcycling of high-density polyethylene via a processive mechanism

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Increased plastic pollution due to COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and recommendations

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An overview of chemical additives present in plastics: Migration, release, fate and environmental impact during their use, disposal and recycling

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A synthetic polymer system with repeatable chemical recyclability

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C-H Functionalization of Commodity Polymers

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Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

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Sustainable polymers from renewable resources

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Catalyst: Design Challenges for the Future of Plastics Recycling

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Plastics recycling: challenges and opportunities

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