The UK government was aiming to ban single-use plastics shortly after the public consultation held in February. However, the political turm...

Some of these green options will make life hassle-free.

While the food industry has seamlessly moved to disposable wooden cutlery (mostly made using bamboo) by passing on the added cost to end-cu...

The thickness of plastic carry bags will be increased from 50 microns to 75 microns from September 30, 2021, and to 120 microns from Decemb...

Experts feel the gains made over the last year have, to a large extent, been nullified in this period. A study estimates that Delhi generat...

Defining single-use plastic is the first step in the direction of doing away with such products in India by 2022, as called for by Prime Mi...

Senior environment ministry officials pointed out that there was no requirement for a ban.

Lemon Tree Hotels has paper straws and cups, cork coasters and pencils rather than plastic pens across guest area of the hotel.

Environment Secy C K Mishra said the ministry has issued guidelines to states and UTs in the past and has been urging them to take the nece...

In sync with govt’s movement, companies have started taking measures to scale down use of single-use plastics for office-use products, cafe...

In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged people to shun single-use plastic and encouraged usage of jute and c...

It said that on the basis of a third-party assessment carried out by Quality Council of India (QCI), 16 of its airports have been declared ...

Estimates suggest that nearly 22,000 tonnes of plastic waste is created every month when cutlery made from it is bunched in with the food t...

Bioplastics are urban myth because these are difficult to segregate and need different temperatures to decompose, making the process cumber...

RWAs and apartment associations should stock up reuseable tableware and cutlery to be used during events. This can be rented out to residen...

But thanks to designer Wei Young, you'd be far better off just bringing this reusable set.

About 18 Indian companies will participate in the 2011 edition of the International Home & Housewares Show taking place at the McCormick Pl...