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Love tea? Your daily brew could be serving up billions of micro- and nanoplasticsRecent studies reveal that steeping tea bags in boiling water releases billions of microplastic and nanoplastic particles. These tiny plast...- From improving soil fertility to cleaning tools: 6 ways to use lemon peels in gardenLemon peels offer many gardening benefits. They act as pest repellents and improve soil acidity. Experts suggest using them as liquid ferti...
- Starbucks' new compostable cup design sparks outrage: Why is the sustainability drive not sitting well with customers?Starbucks' introduction of new compostable cold cups has faced backlash from customers over aesthetics and functionality concerns. Despite ...
- Maha govt tweaks policy on single-use plastic, allows straws, cups, plates made from compostable materialsPravin Darade, Secretary of the Environment and Climate Change Department, on Friday told reporters that a panel which studied the ban on s...
- Industry raises concerns about single-use plastic ban proposals; asks for uniform state-level implementationRepresentatives from the packaging industry said a uniform central government notification needs to be followed by the entire country to av...
- Don’t toss that cup: McDonald’s and Starbucks are developing reusablesThe model on trial in San Francisco, from the startup Muuse, is printed with a distinct QR code on each cup, which consumers can scan when ...
- Quantum Leap: As the problem of plastic waste worsens, environment-friendly packaging technologies will gain tractionThe other big task is finding sustainable alternatives to singleuse, multi-layer packaging used for chips, biscuits, etc, which is among th...
- Phasing out plastic: what is the alternative?Compostable, eco-friendly bagasse is great for replacing plastic when you need disposable plates, cups or takeout boxes. Bagasse is made fr...
- Early work on for safe replacement of plasticsSmall steps point to a completely new science in dealing with the plastics problem.
- Tata Starbucks to use only fully compostable/recyclable items from next World Environment Day: CEOThe company Thursday said it hopes to achieve the objective by the next World Environment Day, June 5.
- Green thumbs gear up to follow a plastic free month, taking off from the global movementThe initiative, is an off-shoot of the global movement Plastic Free July, that started in Western Australia in 2011 and is now spread acros...
- Do you think paper cups, compostable bags as plastic alternative? You are wrongBioplastics are urban myth because these are difficult to segregate and need different temperatures to decompose, making the process cumber...
- Here's one city turning India's mountain of trash into cashCombining the availability of cheap labor with traditional methods and modern plants shows how India might overturn its image of ubiquitous...
- Green the Red: Bengaluru women moving towards sustainable menstruation practicesA group of women is propagating sustainable menstruation practices in colleges, offices.
- Companies' green ways rub off on employees tooInfosys accurately keeps a tab on the amount of food wasted every day and has a biogas plant and a composter capable of dealing with 90% of...
- Sustainability isn't just non-profit projects, it's a serious business: Social entrepreneursCivic activists believe in the business of sustainability - that it is important for environmental initiatives to also be serious businesse...
- Colleges show how to turn trash into treasureEducational institutions have set up biogas units and organic converters to get compost or gas out of waste.
- Environmental experts stress on protecting soil along with air, waterThe Central University of Punjab on Friday celebrated the World Environment Day on its campus where ideas were exchanged to contain air, wa...
- Why Starbucks doesn't recycle cups?Starbucks can't provide enough cups to justify the costly recycling process. A pilot program in 2010 collected three tons of cups from 170 ...
- Lingerie brand comes up with innovative ideasA leading lingerie brand is challenging designers to create innerwear that will both appeal to the fashion conscious and promote awareness ...
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