NATURAL DEGRADATION OF PLASTIC-A GREEN APPROACH : A REVIEWVENKATA KANAKA SRIVANI MADDALAAbstract Plastic waste present in the environment lead to serious ecological threat. Improper recycling of plastic waste destroying marine and terrestrial environment today. Degradation of plastic by physical and chemical processes may prone to health hazard. Many companies adopted recycling and disposal of plastic to eradicate pollution but not up to the mark. So many ecofriendly methods have been developed to degrade the plastic waste some of them were bacteria, fungi and protists. This review highlights the effects of plastic pollution in terrestrial and marine environment, degradation of plastic waste by using microorganisms and throws light on ecofriendly plastic to reduce pollution and helps in sustainability. |