Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) was forced to issue a notice to 10 major namkeen manufacturers and have called them for a meeting to chalk out plan to reduce plastic wasteContinue Reading
A new road building technique for the 21st century is advancing fast in India today. More than 33,796 km of roads in India are plastic roads, according to a WorldContinue Reading
India generates 5.6 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, and the country accounts for 60 percent of plastic waste dumped into the world’s oceans every year, estimates suggest. Three of the world’sContinue Reading
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2018. The amended Rules lay down that the phasing out of Multilayered Plastic (MLP)Continue Reading
Recycling is the only option to handle plastic waste at present. Now Indian scientists have found a new use for plastic waste – for decontamination of water. Dr. Premanjali RaiContinue Reading
A recent study has revealed India as the world’s largest plastic polluter, contributing 9.3 million tonnes of plastic waste annually. This amounts to roughly one-fifth of the global plastic emissions.Continue Reading
As part of the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ the Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) has installed bottle crusher units to recycle waste plastic bottles at six of their stations. The operatorsContinue Reading
Plastic, once hailed as a miracle material, has become a global environmental nightmare. While it offers convenience and durability, its persistence in our ecosystems poses a significant threat to bothContinue Reading
