Engineering Microbial Systems for Plastic Biodegradation into Monomers to Bridge Natural Plastisphere Ecology with Industrial Circularity
Plastic pollution remains one of the most pressing environmental challenges of the twenty-first century. Global production reached 413.8 million tons in 2023 and 430.9 million tons in 2024, while annual post-consumer waste continues to approach 300 million tons. Conventional mechanical and chemical recycling routes rem...