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View: Wrap it up, swachh from plasticThe UN Environment Programme finds the world adding 300 million tonnes of plastic waste every year to the accumulated pile of about 7 billi...
Recycled plastics packaging need major overhaul to gain confidence of food industry: Top polymer scientistCurrently, India recycles about 60 per cent of its plastic waste and most of this is done by the informal workforce raising concerns, espec...
Assam govt to phase out single use plasticThe cabinet meeting held on Thursday decided Plastic carry-bags less than 75 microns in thickness with effect from September 30, 2021 and c...
Modi wants to take away India’s plastic bags and spoonsA crackdown on plastic in India risks jobs losses in an economy that’s seeing the slowest expansion in six years.
Plastic ban: India stares at loss of Rs 15,000 crore & 3 lakh jobsoffenders.Those who violate the ban for the third time will.
Unforgettable Bag: Tesco's idea of fighting plastic pollution in MalaysiaCalled the "Unforgettable Bag, it has been launched in 11 Tesco stores in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur and the southern state of Johor a...
Plastic carrybags completely banned in 17 states, UTs: GovernmentIn the country, 17 states and UTs have imposed complete ban on manufacture, stock, sale and use of plastic carrybags, through directions or...
Regulate use of plastic flags, banners in polls: NGT to MoEFA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and asked it to t...
Regulate use of plastic flags, banners in polls: NGT to MoEFThe National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to regulate the use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and...
National Conference on Packaging Waste held in Bengaluru“There is a lot of misinformation about plastics in our country,” said Vimal Kedia, Chairman of Indian Institute of Packaging - Bangalore C...
Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel announces ban on plasticSeveral municipal bodies in the state have already banned use of plastic bags thinner than 40 microns.
30-kg plastic can be found in every dead cow/buffalo in IndiaUnion Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that at least 30-kg of plastic can be found in every dead cow/buffalo in India.
- Industry looks for biodegradable plastics for carry bags
With civic bodies banning the use of plastic carrybags, a packaging machinery maker suggested that this segment use biodegradable plastic
- Big retailers wake up to ill-effects of plastic
As consumers are switching to retail chains for shopping, retailers are paying attention to eco-friendly aspects of a product. Basics of cu...
- Surat may get plastic road
Ever imagined zooming on a plastic road? Could be a reality soon, if Surat’s civic body has its way. Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) is s...