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EU packaging rules take effect with limits on 'forever chemicals', plastics curbs- Many people throw away aluminum foil after cooking, but cleaning experts say it can also help remove water stains and restore a faucet's shine
- Psychology says people who never remove plastic covers from remotes, fridges, and car seats may not be careful , they may be focusing on the loss rather than the gain
- 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...19 Jun, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
- Left aerospace job to sell millets: Today, her café makes Rs 1.44 crore a year & prevents 47 tonnes of wasteAerospace engineer turned millet entrepreneur: An aerospace engineer left her career to open Cafe Aarambh in Ahmedabad, a zero-waste establ...15 Jun, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
- Mother Dairy launches India's first naturally degradable milk pouch ahead of World Environment DayMother Dairy has introduced India's first naturally degradable milk pouch. This innovation will begin in Delhi-NCR on June 5. The new packa...02 Jun, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
- Sattva announces coastal zero-waste campaign in Karnataka, targets 80,000 householdsThe programme aims to connect over 80,000 households and integrate 50 coastal villages into formal waste management systems, with a focus o...21 Apr, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
- 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...09 Sep, 2024, 10.03 AM IST
- India among 12 nations responsible for 60 pc of world's mismanaged plastic waste: ReportA new report by Swiss non-profit EA Earth Action reveals that India, along with 11 other countries, is responsible for 60% of the world's m...12 Apr, 2024, 05.23 PM IST
- 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...02 Apr, 2024, 09.47 AM IST
- 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...16 Nov, 2023, 07.12 PM IST
- India recycles only 30 per cent of 3.4 MT plastic waste generated annually: ReportOver a five-year period, the plastic consumption in the country has risen at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7 per cent to 14 M...12 Jan, 2023, 04.20 PM IST
- 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...31 Oct, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
- 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...13 Sep, 2022, 04.03 PM IST
- Need plastic surgery nowReprocessing of recovered plastic scraps or wastes into usable products is called plastic recycling. Most plastics are non-biodegradable in...29 Jun, 2022, 11.33 PM IST
- United States is world's biggest plastic polluter, Report findsOverall, the US contributed around 42 million metric tons (MMT) in plastic waste in 2016 -- more than twice as much as China and more than ...02 Dec, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
- India taking all steps to ensure it becomes free of single-use plastic by 2022: Prakash Javadekar"Prime Minister Modi pledged to make the country free of single use plastic. We took several steps in that direction. The import of plastic...08 Jun, 2021, 09.38 PM IST
- 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...13 Oct, 2019, 11.41 AM IST
- 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...02 Oct, 2019, 07.32 PM IST
- Ecommerce companies Flipkart, Amazon may face a repackaging challengeThe government is thinking of ways to make ecommerce companies recycle the waste that they generate.02 Sep, 2019, 09.34 PM IST
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