Plastic is frequently observed piled up on beaches and drifting in the water as “plastic islands.” It clogs the intestines of birds and other animals and has even entered theContinue Reading
Honeywell International, a maker of chemicals and aviation components, stated this week that it has developed a new method for converting low-grade plastic trash into oil of sufficient purity toContinue Reading
Plastic items are useful and convenient, but they also come with a high environmental cost. You probably assume that when you toss plastic into the recycling bin it will beContinue Reading
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India’s largest private sector company, is doubling its PET recycling capacity by setting up a recycled polyester staple fibre (PSF) manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh. AsContinue Reading
Packaged food company Mondelez India has awarded a grant to Bengaluru-based NGO Hasiru Dala that will pilot a project to recycle multi-layered plastic (MLP) waste to build alternatives to plywoodContinue Reading
Toy giant Lego is aiming to put bricks made from recycled drinks bottles on shelves within two years. Lego makes about 3,500 different bricks and shapes, but faces the challengeContinue Reading
Plastic bottles are the second most common plastic pollution found in landfills and has also severely impacted animal life. However, now scientist have managed to convert these bottles into vanillaContinue Reading
Every year, more than 380 million tonnes of plastic is produced worldwide. The way we normally recycle plastics is a downward spiral of waste and degraded materials, but there isContinue Reading
