Nike creates many products by transforming plastic bottles, manufacturing scraps and used product into new materials (such as Nike Grind) — emblematic of Nike’s 30-year commitment to holistic sustainability. InContinue Reading
Bags made of supposedly biodegradable plastics remain intact and useable three years after being dropped in the sea or buried underground, researchers have found. The study, carried out by theContinue Reading
Every year, hundreds of climbers, Sherpas and high altitude porters make their way to Everest, leaving behind tonnes of both biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste — including empty oxygen canisters, kitchenContinue Reading
With no organized waste-collection system in the city of 4 million people-Pune isn’t the only city that has struggled to contain its waste. Municipal solid waste went largely unmanaged inContinue Reading
A significant event happened in European Union (EU) around single-use plastics that could encourage other governments around the globe to also commit to reducing the amount of single-use plastics thatContinue Reading
Antibiotic resistance appears to be spreading in the environment. A new study by Banaras Hindu University researchers collected samples at 5 ghats on the Ganga in Varanasi and they foundContinue Reading
A group of Indian scientists have come up with a new process which promises to help utilize black carbon soot, which is emitted from gas and diesel engines, coal-fired powerContinue Reading
