Plastics That Are Stopped Before Ocean
2020-05-16
What are “ocean-bound plastics?” It initially triggers negative emotions — the emotions that we may get from mental images of sea turtles stuck in a coke can ring or whalesContinue Reading
Lucro – The Plastic Recycling Firm Receives Funding
2020-04-29
Lucro Plastecycle Pvt Ltd., an Indian plastic recycling firm has received funding from Circulate Capital, the Singapore-based investment management company. The investment was made through Circulate Capital Ocean Fund, whichContinue Reading
Mutant Enzyme That Recycles Plastic Waste In 1 Hour
2020-04-09
Carbios has created a mutant bacterial enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles for recycling in hours. This was originally discovered in a compost heap of leaves, reduced the bottles toContinue Reading
Right To Repair – “Let’s End Throwaway Culture”
2020-03-18
Right To Repair could end the “throwaway” culture that many around the world have adopted when it comes to consumer electronics. New regulations in cities across the UK are poppingContinue Reading
Proctor & Gamble Has Perfected A Process That Results In ‘Recycled Polypropylene’
2019-09-28
Proctor & Gamble uses a lot of plastic in its business, much of it for containers and packaging. Many of those containers are made from polypropylene, an especially tough, long-lastingContinue Reading
Addressing Planned Obsolescence And e-Waste With A Single Stroke
2019-05-17
Planned obsolescence, or built-in obsolescence, in industrial design and economics is a policy of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life, so that it becomes obsoleteContinue Reading
Amazon Launches “Shipment Zero”
2019-02-22
Amazon has a history of commitment to sustainability, through innovative programs such as Frustration Free Packaging, Ship in Own Container, network of solar and wind farms,solar on our fulfillment centerContinue Reading
Urban Waste : A Rs.5 Trillion Market At Initial Stages Of Recovery
2018-11-09
Urban waste in India, as elsewhere, has the potential to operate as secondary resource material and generate a value chain in the economy. Material consumed in India with 97% extractedContinue Reading