Plastic waste management, a matter for the 'community'.

Microb Biotechnol

Polymer Biotechnology Laboratory, Microbial and Plant Biotechnology Department, Centre for Biological Research (CIB-CSIC), Madrid, Spain.

Published: January 2019

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