A circular economy approach to plastic waste

By J. Payne, P. Mckeown, Matthew D. Jones. Polymer degradation and stability, 2019

294 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Abstract Growing environmental concerns associated with the accumulation of plastic waste in the natural environment has incentivised considerable research into renewable alternatives, and more recently, alternative waste management strategies. This review aims to introduce poly (lactic acid) (PLA), a bioplastic, and recent research within the field. Attention will then shift to research surrounding plastic waste management. Various end-of-life (EOL) options available to plastics will be discussed more broadly, before presenting existing technologies, challenges and future opportunities exclusively for PLA. Herein, all waste management strategies presented for PLA are discussed within the context of industrial feasibility.

Subfields: Biomaterials, Pollution, Process Chemistry and Technology

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In Biomaterials

1. L. Ncube
2. P. Mckeown
3. Albert Uchenna Ude
4. R. Zulkifli
5. Matthew D. Jones
6. Enoch N. Ogunmuyiwa
7. I. Beas

In Pollution

1. P. Mckeown
2. Matthew D. Jones

In Process Chemistry and Technology

1. P. Mckeown
2. Matthew D. Jones

Citations in the corpus

• An Overview of Plastic Waste Generation and Management in Food Packaging Industries (2021, background): “The biodegradable plastic industry is still small but growing [7].”
• The Chemical Recycling of PLA: A Review (2020, background): “The future of plastic use needs to be based on a circular model, whereby the value of the material is retained after its useful lifetime [10,12,13].”