Open Access Received: 11 March 2025   |   Accepted: 08 July 2025   |   Published: 08 July 2025

PLASTIC POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT: IMPACT ON HUMAN HEALTH AND WAYS TO PREVENT IT

Sarymsakov A.A., Yunusov Kh.E.

Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, 100128, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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Abstract. This review article discusses key solutions to the problem of plastic waste accumulation in both the environment and the human body. It identifies promising directions in the development of new technologies aimed at significantly reducing the volume of polymer waste. The article provides a comprehensive overview of methods for separating, sorting, and recycling polymer plastic waste found in nature. In addition, it highlights the potential for producing multilayer biodegradable films from polymer waste using extrusion methods, developing high-temperature-resistant polymer construction materials, and creating biodegradable materials through 3D printing of recycled plastics. The article also explores opportunities for obtaining new functional hydrogels and films for the packaging industry and agriculture

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Key words. natural and synthetic polymers, recycling of polymer waste, additive polymer technologies, functionalization, functional polymer, polymer plastics, metastable polymeric materials, polymer gels, multilayer polymer films and fibers, application of recycled polymer waste


DOI: http://uzpolymerjournal.com/articles/article.php?id=250207

*Corresponding author: Sarymsakov A.A., Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, 100128, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Citation: Sarymsakov A.A., Yunusov Kh.E., PLASTIC POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT: IMPACT ON HUMAN HEALTH AND WAYS TO PREVENT IT. Uzbekistan Journal of Polymers, Vol. 4(2) 2025: pp.59-64. DOI: http://uzpolymerjournal.com/articles/article.php?id=250207

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