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Fire at plastic godown in Ludhiana's Field Ganj
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], August 19 (ANI): A fire broke out at a plastic godown in Field Ganj area of Ludhiana on Thursday.
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Centre notifies amended rules for identified single use plastic items
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): The Central Government on Friday notified Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, prohibiting identified single-use plastic items. This amended rule will curtail the adverse impacts of littered plastic on both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
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SC to hear after 8 weeks, plea seeking ban on use of plastic in poll campa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday posted a plea filed against the use of plastic, especially banners and hoarding during the election, for hearing after eight weeks as the Centre informed that a draft notification has been issued in this regard.
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KVIC's unique plastic mixed handmade paper gets patent for invention to re
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has secured Patent registration for its innovative plastic-mixed handmade paper developed to reduce plastic menace from nature.
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Study suggests baby marine turtles' stomachs are full of harmful plastic d
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 2 (ANI): The findings of a new marine study show that small juvenile marine turtles from the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean have a very high incidence of plastic ingestion.
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Ricron Panels from India receives the Nestle Creating Shared Value Prize
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Ricron Panels, an innovation-driven company from India, that converts low-value plastic waste into quality sustainable materials for furniture, building, and construction applications, today announced that it has received the Nestle Creat
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Enzyme-based plastic recycling can be better for environment, study finds
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): a team of international researchers, through their recent study found that enzymes-based recycling is a more sustainable approach for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a common plastic in single-use beverage bottles, clothing, and food packaging and
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Research suggests enzyme-based plastic recycling is better for environment
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): During a new study, researchers found that using enzymes as a more sustainable approach for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a common plastic in single-use beverage bottles, clothing, and food packaging that are becoming increasingly relevant in add
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This Indian Sodamaker Brand is doing its bit to reduce plastic pollution u
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Cochin (Kerala) [India], July 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): A recent study by Oceana, a global organization focused on ocean conservation, found that around 34 billion single use plastic bottles generated by the soft drinks industry are discarded in the ocean every year.
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DRDO launches biodegradable packaging products
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 16 (ANI): With the aim of reducing single-use plastic, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Acharya Nagarjuna University and Ecolastic Private Limited, launched environmentally safe packaging products made from natura
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Children create vertical garden in Ludhiana to reduce pollution
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], July 11 (ANI): In order to reduce pollution and make surroundings green and clean, a group of 15 children created a vertical garden in Ludhiana with waste plastic bottles.
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Flipkart eliminates single-use plastic packaging throughout supply chain
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 7 (ANI): E-commerce marketplace Flipkart said on Wednesday it has eliminated all single-use plastic packaging used across fulfillment centres in India, delivering on its public commitment to move to plastic-free packaging by 2021.
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