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In 2021, Shanghai used 6,000 milk bottles to fight plastic waste; the result became China's 1st plastic road, turning hard-to-recycle bottles into useful paving materialShanghai’s “Milk Bottle Road” demonstrates how difficult-to-recycle plastic can be redirected toward useful infrastructure. Developed throu...- Bittu Tabahi cleaned MP’s polluted Ajnar River by hand for months; now Dutch CEO says ‘come work for us’A 20-year-old BSc student from Madhya Pradesh has gone from cleaning a polluted river by hand to receiving a public invitation from Boyan S...
- A Nigerian engineer built his first model house with 14,800 sand-filled plastic bottles; the experiment later grew into 15 houses, including a five-bedroom duplexNigerian engineer Yahaya Ahmed is building homes using thousands of discarded plastic bottles. His initiative has constructed up to fifteen...
- In 2023, Rice researchers flashed mixed waste plastic for about 4 seconds at 3,100 K; the process recovered up to 68% of its hydrogen at purities reaching 94% and produced grapheneA group of researchers has pioneered a groundbreaking technique that transforms landfill plastic into hydrogen gas, a valuable energy sourc...
- In 2026, Texas engineers mixed 4.5 tons of waste plastic into nearly a mile of road; the recycled material replaced 8% to 10% of petroleum-based bitumenInnovative researchers are pioneering the use of recycled plastic to improve the durability of asphalt roads. By substituting a portion of ...
- RMIT engineers mixed 1% recycled cigarette butts into fired-clay bricks, and the bricks matched standard strength while cutting firing energy by 10%In Melbourne, engineers are pioneering a groundbreaking technique to integrate discarded cigarette butts into building bricks. This eco-fri...
- Started selling paneer for South Indian hotels: Class VIII dropout who took over family's failing milk business built a Rs 10,000 crore dairy empire; here's who he isStarted making paneer for South Indian hotels in the early 1990s, Sathish Kumar turned a failing family milk business into Milky Mist, one ...
- EU packaging rules take effect with limits on 'forever chemicals', plastics curbsNew European Union packaging rules will limit harmful forever chemicals. These regulations aim to significantly reduce plastic waste across...
- Many people throw away aluminum foil after cooking, but cleaning experts say it can also help remove water stains and restore a faucet's shineHard water leaves stubborn mineral rings around faucets, which are difficult to remove. A crumpled ball of aluminum foil acts as a gentle s...
- 6 best ways to reuse plastic containersPlastic containers often pile up in Indian homes after groceries, sweets, takeaways, or food deliveries. Instead of throwing them away, you...
- This new building method can deliver a full house in just 5 days, no bricks requiredA Home Built in Just Five Days? It sounds like something from the future, but it's already happening. Recycled plastic is being turned into...
- How Singapore is turning plastic trash into something truly amazingHow Singapore is turning plastic trash into something truly amazing
- Morgan Stanley quietly walks away from plastics financing goalMorgan Stanley will no longer track financing activities related to plastic waste as a standalone goal but will continue working with clien...
- Plastic recycling is broken. Capitalism can fix itThe United Nations has committed to delivering a legally binding Plastic Treaty by the end of 2024. This month, more than 175 governments w...
- Vivanta Guwahati – IHCL’s first foray in North East India introduced in-house bottling plantJayanta Das, Area Director, and General Manager of Vivanta Guwahati, expressed the hotel's dedication to zero single-use plastics in alignm...
- ET Startup Awards 2022: Banyan Nation bags the Social Enterprise AwardBanyan Nation emerged as the winner, beating Chakr Innovation by a razor-thin margin as the jury tipped toward the cause of plastic waste r...
- EKI lists India's plastic project under global accreditationThe project ensures that plastic waste -- predominantly Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) waste, PET flakes and chips -- is duly sourced and...
- Need plastic surgery nowReprocessing of recovered plastic scraps or wastes into usable products is called plastic recycling. Most plastics are non-biodegradable in...
- Commerce ministry asks e-comm firms to cut single-use plastic in packagingE-commerce companies have been asked for discarding plastic used in packaging, which accounts for more than 40 per cent of non-fibre plasti...
- Toyota aims to eliminate plastic usage in manufacturing processThe company is taking such steps as part of a global initiative by its parent Toyota Motor Corp which aims to minimize carbon dioxide emiss...
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