Plastic waste and its management strategies for environmental sustainability

🤖 Plain-English Summary

The massive consumption of a wide range plastic products has generated a huge amount of plastic waste. This review aims to discuss the lifecycle of plastic products according to their different categories, including polyvinyl chloride (PVC–U), polystyrene or styrofoam (PS), polypropylene (PP), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyethylene terephthalate (PETE), and others.

🔑 Key Findings

• There is a need to provide awareness of their uses and routine management as a part of our lifestyle.
• Nowadays, plastics are increasingly being used in our daily life activities, including the packaging in different food and brewing companies, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and other production sectors need to pack their end products for efficient and safer product's delivery to the community.
• Plastics are produced through the biochemical process of polymerization or polycondensation.

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