Abstract
The considerable accumulation of plastic wastes around the globe posed hazards to the environment. Thus, the potential of biological systems to degrade synthetic plastics is now a recent focus. Some insects, bacteria and fungi have been shown to ingest these polymers and convert them into environmentally friendly carbon compounds (Amobonye et al. 2021). Most microorganisms are used as a foundation of bioplastic production and also used for the decomposition of plastics. Earth is a home to promising microorganisms that have potent use and solution to the never ending plastic wastes. Yet, there is still limited study on the use of plastic compost as fertilizer and soil conditioner. Bioplastics applied in plants such as corn, soya bean, safflower, groundnut, sesame and sunflower present contrasting effects. Hence, there is a need to explore the varied effects of composted plastics to various kinds of plants. This review therefore presents potent plastic degrading microbes for the production of composted plastics as soil conditioner and fertilizer to crops.
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