Romain Guillaume Billy

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Plastic as a material is versatile and cheap and thus satisfies a wide range of societal needs. (1) Since ∼1950, plastic production has increased 230-fold, (2) making plastics one of the most abundant human-made materials, and future trends do not show any slowdown. (3) This ever-increasing growth coupled with poor waste management practices in many world regions has led to an unceasing release of plastics into the environment.