Sustainable plastics: University of Bayreuth researchers contribute to international White Paper

The speakers of the CRC Microplastics at the University of Bayreuth took a leading role in developing a White Paper "Science to enable sustainable plastics", which four chemical associations from Germany, the UK, China, and Japan published in June. The White Paper contains numerous recommendations for future research into the environmental impact of plastics, the development of new plastics, as well as recyclability and natural degradation. It urges for the interdisciplinary interlinking of natural, technical, and social science research and development work, so that global challenges in the area of sustainable plastics can be solved together.