An accidental discovery by a researcher in Spain found that the moth caterpillar produces a substance that breaks down chemical components of plastic before fully degrading...
Until a few months back, Indore was the biggest plastic waste generator in Madhya Pradesh and burnt almost 13,000 kilos of plastic waste daily leading to...
Did you know a single woman can generate up to 125 kg of non-biodegradable waste through her menstruating years alone? Knowing this staggering fact, it doesn’t...
The first step towards making the state garbage free is to ban the use of plastic bags below thickness of 40 microns, followed by banning all...
India’s urban population of 429 million citizens produce a whopping 62 million tonnes of garbage every single day. Out of this, 5.6 million tonnes is the...
National Green Tribunal in December 2016 had ordered a ban on disposable plastic in the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi. Now the Tribunal has sought...
India is among the top 10 countries generating the highest amount of municipal solid waste. If we don't change our waste management practices now then soon...
Experts have estimated that annual waste generation in India will increase to 165 million tonnes by 2030. This means that around 66,000 hectares of land is...
The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to ban plastic or polythene carry bags across the state from May 1
India is turning into one big garbage dump. The problem is assuming gigantic proportions and the numbers are staggering. Here’s a 5 step guide on how...
National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a ban of disposal plastic glasses in Delhi NCR on January 1, 2017 in a hope to tackle environmental damage caused...
In an effort to encourage people to recycle, machines that allow people to dispose of their used plastic bottles and get rewards in return have been...
As per the new guidelines, manufacturers are expected to initiate ways of recycling plastic to reduce overall plastic waste
At a time when India is facing solid waste management issues, Kerala’s capital has imposed a complete ban on all typed of plastic carry bags in...
Can plastic which is for long seen as a scourge, a material that is polluting our environment slowly, actually be used for something good? The answer...