Issue 43, 2022

Using precision polymer chemistry for plastics traceability and governance

Abstract

Resolving the anonymity of plastic materials is critical for safeguarding the well-being of our natural environments and human health. Herein, we explore how contemporary polymer chemistry – in the form of sequence-defined polymers and their enormous information depth potential, fused with progress in law and governance research – has the potential to significantly impact design standards, consumer behaviour, recycling systems and extended-producer responsibility schemes for plastic waste. We submit that chemistry and law need to work together in a true transdisciplinary effort to effectively combat the critical issue of plastic pollution.

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Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
13 Sept. 2022
Accepted
14 Okt. 2022
First published
18 Okt. 2022

Polym. Chem., 2022,13, 6082-6090

Using precision polymer chemistry for plastics traceability and governance

H. Johnson, L. C. Chambers, J. O. Holloway, A. Bousgas, A. Akhtar-Khavari, J. Blinco and C. Barner-Kowollik, Polym. Chem., 2022, 13, 6082 DOI: 10.1039/D2PY01180H

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