Plastic
- Telangana
Watch: Pieces of paper, plastic discharges from girl’s eye in Telangana
Mahbubabad: In a bizarre incident that came to light in Mahbubabad, strange things were observed coming out of the right eye of an 8-year-old girl. Bhukya Saujanya is a student in class 1…
- India
Infant tied up, smothered to death inside plastic box in Patna
Patna: In a grisly case, a two-and-half-month-old infant was killed here by being placed inside a plastic box with her hands and legs were tied, police said on Wednesday. The gruesome murder…
- World
World producing record amount of single-use plastic waste than ever: Report
The world is producing a record amount of single-use plastic waste, mostly made from polymers created from fossil fuels, despite global efforts to reduce plastic pollution and carbon emissions, according to a…
- India
Pay fees with plastic waste! How a Bihar school is cleaning up a village
Gaya: A school in Bihar’s Gaya district is making a positive change in society by imparting free education to children – by making them serve the cause of nature and cleanliness. The…
- India
Centre’s ban on single-use plastic lacks preparation: Gopal Rai
New Delhi: The Centre did not prepare enough to provide people alternatives and shift manufacturing units to green options before banning single-use plastic and the curb cannot be imposed forcibly, Delhi Environment…
- Photos
Standalone: Package on single use plastic ban
Lucknow: A vendor puts vegetables in a cloth bag after ban on single-use plastics, in Lucknow, Saturday, July 2, 2022. The Union Government has put a ban on several products that use…
- Middle East
Dubai implements green tariff on single-use plastic bags
Dubai: Dubai has started imposing a 25-fils (6 US cents) tariff for each single-use plastic bag, which is part of the UAE’s plan to gradually ban the use of some single-use plastic…
- India
Govt says single use plastic ban implementation would be strict
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday claimed that the ban on single use plastic (SUP) from July 1 would be implemented strictly across India by setting up state and national level control…
- Business
US$10 million invested in India’s first food-grade plastic recycling facility
Hyderabad: One of India’s leading plastic recycling and waste management company, Srichakra Polyplast, on Tuesday announced the official commissioning of its upgraded facility here. It will the first-of-its-kind in India to produce…
- India
DRDO launches biodegradable bags for Tirumala laddus
Tirupati: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has come out with eco-friendly biodegradable bags for laddus at Tirumala temple here. DRDO Chairman Satish Reddy along with the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD)…
- India
Draft notification on banning plastic of less-than-100-micron thickness issued: Centre to SC
New Delhi: The centre has told the supreme court that a draft notification has been issued inviting objections from all the stakeholders for banning different categories of plastic, including PVC, that have…
- India
Single-use plastic items like candy sticks, plates, cups to be prohibited from Jul 1, 2022: Govt
New Delhi: The Centre has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, prohibiting manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of identified single-use plastic (SUP) items, including candy sticks, plates, cups and…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad start-up introduces eco-friendly water boxes with aim to reduce plastic waste
Hyderabad: In view of increasing plastic waste, a Hyderabad-based start-up introduced eco-friendly water boxes instead of plastic water bottles. Two techies Suneeth Tatineni and Chaitanya Ayinapudi quit their corporate jobs to set…
- India
‘Toxic’: Adani to set up $4 bn plant in Gujarat; to convert Australian coal to plastic
Adani Enterprises, the owner of Carmichael mine in Australia’s Queensland, is planning to turn the mine’s coal into toxic PVC plastic in India by setting up a plant worth USD 4 billion…
- Technology
HP introduces first consumer PCs made with ocean-bound plastics
New Delhi: HP on Tuesday announced Pavilion 13, HP Pavilion 14 and HP Pavilion 15 as the company’s first consumer notebook range that uses post-consumer-recycled as well as ocean-bound plastics at a starting…
