Arkhangelsk Conference Addresses Problem of Microplastics in Arctic
Arkhangelsk hosted a Conference on waste and microplastics in the Arctic as part of the key events of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in …
Plastic Pollution
Climate Angels-backed Sunbird Straws rolls out ‘Palm leave Straws’ as an alternative to single-use plastic straws
Bangalore-based Sunbird Straws is one of the start-ups backed by The ZeSUP challenge to promote alternatives to plastic straws at the onset of the Single-Use …
VC Fund Climate Angels-backed Sunbird Straws rolls out ‘Palm leave Straws’ as an alternative to single-use plastic straws
The ZeSUP challenge (Zero Single-Use Plastic challenge), launched by VC Fund Climate Angels, has been supporting various innovative start-ups working towards reducing single-use plastic straws. …
A gift from the Indian Government ahead of the International plastic bag free day
Every year International Plastic Bag Free Day is celebrated on July 3 with the aim to eliminate the use of plastic bags. It was started …
bigbasket to offer Packaging Free Deliveries in India
Marking the World Environment Day, India’s one of the largest online supermarket- bigbasket has announced that it has now become India’s first brand to offer …
UK and Germany illegally dumping plastic wastes in Turkey: Investigation
The results of a Greenpeace investigation released recently shows that Europe is still dumping plastic waste on other countries. New photo and video evidence shows …
Shyam Sunder,Co-founder and CEO, Cleanlabel
Bengaluru-based startup Cleanlabel came up with innovative way for zero waste living, the firm delivers organic essentials in reusable packaging that is collected, sterilized and …
EcoEx launches digital marketplace to facilitate exchange of plastic credit certificates
EcoEx, a start-up in the plastic waste management sector, has launched India’s first digital marketplace to facilitate exchange of plastic credit certificates and strengthen the …
NREL Reports Sustainability Benchmarks for Plastics Recycling and Redesign
Researchers developing renewable plastics and exploring new processes for plastics upcycling and recycling technologies will now be able to easily baseline their efforts to current …
Finalise EPR regime within 3 months, plastic waste serious hazard: NGT
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests to finalise the “Extended Producer Responsibility” (EPR) regime for plastic waste within …