Researcher deploy innovative techniques to improve plastic sustainability

The global plastic problem, with its unsustainably produced, made, and disposed-of plastics, has led researchers at the University of Oxford to explore innovative techniques to address the issue. Plastics, derived from non-renewable sources such as petrochemicals, are composed of synthetic polymers with strong bonds between monomers, contributing to environmental pollution that can last for hundreds of years. The study aims to understand the chemistry of plastics to develop solutions for sustainable production and disposal. (ENN)