Searched for
BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC STRAWS
Paper straws are more harmful than plastic straws, South Korean study finds; check what research revealsNew research from South Korea has revealed an unexpected finding: paper straws may actually cause more environmental harm than their plasti...- For over 100 years global plastic pollution became menace for environment, now forks created from sugar can be household alternativeBioplastics are biobased, meaning they are made completely or partially from a renewable resource, commonly corn or sugar cane; or they are...
- No plastic, only bamboo and wood pulp: How a Bengaluru NIFT alumnus built a sustainable packaging business with Rs 2 crore monthly revenueVaibhav Anant, a NIFT alumnus, founded Bambrew, a green-tech startup in Bengaluru. This company manufactures biodegradable and plastic-free...
- Donald Trump promises to roll back paper straws mandate, calls them 'ridiculous'US President Donald Trump said he is ending the "ridiculous” push for paper straws “which don't work" and moving back to plastic. During th...
- Choked by the plastic ban, MSME units gasp to find an answerThe ban on some plastic items threatens to force many MSMEs out of business. The first of a two-part series on this issue looks at the ques...
- Modi’s plastic straw ban leaves Indian consumers thirstyModi’s goal is part of a growing global attempt to eliminate one of the biggest environmental scourges on the planet.
- It is boom time for dairy sector; Amul’s Q1 growth is over 36%: MD“Among all the food items, the minimum price increase has happened in milk, only 8-9% in the last one and a half-two years. Amul or the oth...
- Lamipak Launches its U-Shape Paper Straws in India
- Plastic ban: Companies switch to paper strawsMost companies have now put integrated paper straws with their small tetra packs after the government declined their pleas to extend the ba...
- Companies scramble for imported paper straws, ask govt to extend plastic ban deadlineThe government's ban on single-use plastics, including plastic straw, is going to be effective from July 1, 2022.
- Amul urges PM Modi to delay plastic straw ban, cites impact on dairy farmersAmul made its appeal in a letter reviewed by Reuters, dated May 28, that was sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office ahead of a July ...
- Beverage companies fear losing ₹10 packs to plastic straw banWhile the food industry has seamlessly moved to disposable wooden cutlery (mostly made using bamboo) by passing on the added cost to end-cu...
- Parle Agro seeks six-month extension to implement plastic straw banTerming it as a "hasty ban", Parle Agro said it will "negatively impact" overall businesses of the industry players in the FMCG (Fast Movin...
- Plastic ban: Imported paper straws to have cost implications, says packaged food industryArguing that there is no viable alternative at present, industry body Action Alliance for Recycling Beverage Cartons (AARC) and Home-grown ...
- Hotels gear up to remove plastic usageLemon Tree Hotels has paper straws and cups, cork coasters and pencils rather than plastic pens across guest area of the hotel.
- DIAL plans to make Delhi airport plastic free by 2019-endThe operator also said it is working collectively with stakeholders to ban all single use plastic at the airport.
- Starbucks India dumps plastic in line with global commitmentWhile the change involved an initial cost and impacted the economics a bit, it would be offset over time with volumes, Ghosh said. “We are ...
- Glass bottles, paper straws check in as Hotel chains go plastic-freeHotel chains such as Hilton, Hyatt and ITC Hotels said they have adopted measures such as replacing plastic straws with paper, restricting ...
- By 2022, India vows to stop single-use plasticsIndia on the occasion of the World Environment Day on Tuesday pledged to eliminate all single-use plastics (items like carry bags, straws a...
- Plastic straws suck, go back to sippingPubs and other establishments in western countries are being roped in to discourage straw use and Indians should follow suit.
Load More
