China plans to ban the production of certain single-use plastic items by the end of this year to curb the amount of waste clogging the country’s landfills and waterways. China’sContinue Reading
If you are one of Amazon’s 100 million+ customers you have probably received your fair share of unnecessary plastic packaging from the ecommerce giant. From polystyrene packing peanuts to non-recyclableContinue Reading
Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and PepsiCo are the top 3 most identified companies in global brand audits for the second year in a row, according to a new report “BRANDED Volume II: IdentifyingContinue Reading
Researchers at Shiv Nadar University in Greater Noida have discovered two strains of ‘plastic-eating’ bacteria from the wetlands of Greater Noida. These strains have the potential to decompose polystyrene —Continue Reading
Cities across India, which have a population of 1.3 billion people, are struggling to deal with plastic waste. Plastic makes up about 8% of the total solid waste in India.Continue Reading
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, yesterday inaugurated the High-Level Segment Meeting of the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), at Expo Mart,Continue 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
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has banned use of single-use plastic items at 16 of its airports across the country. This means air travellers will not get any single-useContinue Reading
