The Defence Food Research Laboratory in Mysuru, a part of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has created India’s first biodegradable water bottle, marking a significant milestone in the fight againstContinue Reading
The Speyer wine bottle is claimed to be the world’s oldest bottle of wine which is made of glass, dating back to between 325 and 350 AD. Glass’s broad usageContinue Reading
Procter & Gamble (P&G), the parent company of many, many brands that we all use, is aiming for 100% recyclable packaging by 2030 P&G noted that it believes packaging innovationContinue Reading
UC Riverside engineers have developed a way to recycle plastic waste, such as soda or water bottles, into a nanomaterial useful for energy storage. Mihri and Cengiz Ozkan and theirContinue Reading
Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the true potential of plastics. Its importance has grown manifold during Covid pandemic due to demand for hazmat suits, N95 masks, gloves, visors, goggles, shoe coversContinue Reading
Vacuuming plastic from the ocean sounds oddly impossible, but Meet FRED, a solar-powered catamaran that is built by Clear Blue Sea, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to cleansing theContinue Reading
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
We have been made to believe that electronics devices like cellphones, laptops, headphones, and watches are inevitably reliant on plastic, however, I was pleasantly surprised to learn, that there areContinue Reading
