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
Singapore-headquartered Blue Planet Environmental Solutions Pte Ltd (Blue Planet) today announced it has raised US$25 million from Nomura, Asia’s global investment bank. This strategic engagement by Nomura’s Loans and PrincipalContinue Reading
Clariter, an international company with a home base in Israel has figured out a new industrial process that transforms used plastic into new source materials for other manufacturers. As weContinue Reading
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) major ITC has introduced the country’s first multilayered plastic (MLP) collection and recycling initiative in Pune, tying up with a waste-pickers co-operative (Swach) at one endContinue Reading
Cargill’s oils business in India has redesigned its packaging by cutting down on the amount of raw plastic used across all products. In association with Dow Chemical, the business reformulated itsContinue Reading
China’s decision to ban foreign plastic waste imports last year threw global recycling into chaos, leaving developed nations struggling to find countries to send their trash. Cambodia too has decidedContinue Reading
Remote islands without large populations are the most effective indicator of the amount of plastic debris floating in the oceans. On the beaches of the tiny Cocos (Keeling) Islands, populationContinue Reading
Since 1992, a treaty known as the Basel Convention has regulated how nations transport hazardous materials across borders. The United Nations announced that the governments of more than 180 nationsContinue Reading
