The single-use applications of plastics for sterile packaging, storage, transportation, and disposable medical parts play a significant role in its contribution to global waste. Approximately 380 million tons of plastics are produced annually worldwide, and<20% is typically recycled, resulting in huge contributions to global waste and environmental pollution.
Upcycling of plastic waste has recently gained increased attention. The state of the art in polymer design for end-of-use, waste conversion technologies, reaction mechanisms, resulting product types/value, and efficiencies.
