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Cutting boards can produce microparticles when chopping veggies: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to the researchers, cutting carrots on wood and plastic boards can generate tens of millions of microparticles every year. A toxicity test, however, revealed that polyethene or wood microparticles emitted during chopping had no significant influence on mouse cell viability.
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PM Modi wears jacket made of recycled material at G7 Summit
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Recycled fabric is made by collecting used pet bottles and crushing and melting them and adding colour and producing yarn. This process cuts the emission drastically at various production levels.
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EPL Limited awarded a Gold Medal by EcoVadis for Sustainability
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): EPL Ltd. (NSE, BSE: EPL), the world's largest specialty packaging company headquartered in Mumbai has been awarded the "Gold Medal" in 2023 EcoVadis Sustainability assessment.
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Fire breaks out at plastic factory in Madhya Pradesh's Katni
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A massive fire broke out at a plastic factory in the Madhav Nagar police station area on Friday, said the police.
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Maximising product and minimising waste with innovative packaging: Invento
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The United Nations estimates that approximately 36 per cent of all plastics produced are used in packaging, including single-use plastic products for food and beverage containers. Approximately 85 per cent of these packages end up in landfil
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New approach required to solve single-use plastics problem in India
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): Plastic waste has been one of the most significant environmental problems challenging humankind. Experts have realised that conventional plastics, which takes several hundred years to degrade are a critical ecological hazard. As per the United Nati
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Seabird "Plasticosis" may herald in new age of animal diseases: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Microplastics or microfibers are pollutants produced when plastics degrade or are discharged from fabrics. A new disease known as "Plasticosis" that affects seabirds and is brought on by ingesting plastic has been discovered by "Adrift Labs" in a recent study. Lord Howe Island has seen numer
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Dell Technologies is advancing sustainability through EcoLoop carrying cas
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], April 10 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Dell Technologies puts sustainability at the core of everything that it does, setting strong commitments and taking the right actions to reduce the environmental impact and drive positive outcomes for business and society. Fro
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IMCD India expands its Advanced Materials Footprint with the acquisition o
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 6 (ANI/BusinessWire India): IMCD N.V. ("IMCD" or "Company"), a leading distributor of speciality chemicals and ingredients, today announces that IMCD India has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Tradeimpex Polymers (India) Private Limited
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Phthalate alternative might harm brain development, health: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Concerns about the potential health effects of phthalates, a component of many plastics and also known as a plasticizer, have prompted a search for safer substitutes. In a new study performed in cell cultures, researchers found that the chemical acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC) may not be the
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Sanjay Upadhyay, Director Finance and Group CFO of Deepak Nitrite Limited
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], March 7 (ANI/PRNewswire): The pride and strength at Deepak Group has always been the highest standards of commitment, expertise, and acumen of their leaders. The organization lives by the motto of 'Responsible Chemistry' and translates the same attitude in fiscal
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Uttar Pradesh bans use of plastic bottles in govt offices, Chief Secretary
Updated : 3 years ago IST
India banned several single-use plastics starting July 2022.
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