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RECYCLED PLASTIC CONSTRUCTION
Costa Rican mother saves for 9 years to buy land, then built a home with 7 tonnes of recycled plastic. Here's how she did itA Costa Rican mother and her 6-year-old son received a permanent home built with interlocking blocks made from around 7 tons of recycled pl...- In 1941, a Black American scientist and industrialist and business magnate built a car with never-seen-before plastic made from soybean and other crops: How the soybean car became an early experiment in plant-based automobilesIn 1941, a Black American scientist and industrialist and business magnate built a car with never-seen-before plastic made from soybean and...
- In 1970, US dumped 2 million tires into the ocean; a plan to save marine life turned into one of the biggest environmental blundersIn 1972, more than 2 million old tires were dumped into the Atlantic Ocean off Florida. The goal was simple. Create an artificial reef and ...
- Quote by the day by Stephen Hawking, 'We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet' serves as profound warning about human existence as earth experiences pandemics, natural changes, environmental challengesQuote of the day by Stephen Hawking reminds us that protecting our planet and working together are not obstacles to progress—they are essen...
- Nitin Gadkari calls for stronger BRICS ties for sustainable and future-ready transport systemsUnion Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Sunday called for deeper cooperation among BRICS nations to build transpo...
- 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...
- India contributed just 3.5% of global plastic waste in 2022: AnalysisIn 2022, global plastic waste reached 268 million tonnes, with China and the US being the largest contributors. While India accounted for 3...
- SIBUR processes plastic waste in partnership with Indian companiesSIBUR, Russia's largest plastics producer, partners with Indian businesses to recycle plastic waste. EcoPartners, co-founded by Gaurav Sood...
- Innovative cafe in Ambikapur rewards ragpickers who collect plastic with mealsTo tackle the plastic waste disposal and inadequate funding for public facilities in Ambikapur, Chattisgarh, municipal officials establishe...
- Re Sustainability to recycle 30,000 tonnes of Supertech's twin towers demolition wasteThe twin towers, nearly 100 metres tall, were demolished on Sunday. More than 3,700 kg of explosives were used in the operation.
- NHAI inks MoU with NCC to reuse plastic waste collected by cadets in building roadsAccording to the ministry, 3.4 lakh cadets from 127 coastal area NCC units have so far collected approximately six tons of plastic waste."T...
- Mondelez India, TrashCon tie up to make furniture from recycled plasticThe pilot project will use the technology purchased from startup TrashCon, to convert over 600 tonnes of plastic waste per annum into plywo...
- 8,000 block level plastic waste management units on anvilEvery village will be asked to start waste segregation and send its plastic waste to the block level plastic waste management unit. The uni...
- After introducing ingenious plastic-reuse mechanism in road construction, Bengaluru is now falling behind2015 was the last time plastic was used for road-building in Bengaluru, discover ET.
- Plastic waste in Bengaluru: BBMP, Hasiru Dala, UNDP set for a pactThe BBMP is in talks with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and waste management nonprofit Hasiru Dala to set up a Swachhta K...
- Rourkela Steel Plant initiates project to use waste plastic in road constructionSAIL said its plants have plans to lay more such green roads with waste plastic in the coming months, in a significant step towards Swachh ...
- Kozhikode gest first bus waiting shed made of recycled plastic bottlesKozhikode city gets the first bus shelter made of recycled plastic bottles and unused tyres. Junior Chamber International National presiden...
- Plastic waste to be used in roads constructionVaranasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) is planning to utilise polybags and harmful plastic wastes in the construction of roads.
- Centre mulling to set up plastic waste management centreThe Centre is mulling to set up a Rs 30 crore Plastic Waste Management Centre (PWMC) on public-private-partnership basis to manage growing ...
- Need to Evolve a Responsible 'Bag Policy'The initiatives taken, both by Wal-Mart and Progressive Bag Affiliates need to be replicated across the world, including India. Imposing a ...
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