It is hard to imagine life without plastic today. Yet, less than a century ago, plastics were almost absent from daily life. Americans alone generate more than 82 million tonsContinue Reading
Plastic, once hailed as a miracle material, has become a global environmental nightmare. While it offers convenience and durability, its persistence in our ecosystems poses a significant threat to bothContinue 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
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
Microplastics are extremely pervasive throughout nature and have previously been found in the deepest points of our planet’s oceans, and even in most seafood. Now, according to a new researchContinue Reading
The US Department of Energy earmarked $11.6 million for a new high-impact R&D effort called the Center for Plastics Innovation (CPI). They will develop new transformative plastic recycling technology, whichContinue Reading
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
Use of recycled fibers and fabrics and green initiatives are now being discussed to a great extent among garment exporters in Tiruppur, as overseas brands talk about sustainable product ranges.Continue Reading
