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China: Largest producer, exporter of single-use and virgin plastics
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
China consumes at least one-fifth of the world's plastics, it is also the single largest producer and exporter of single-use and virgin plastics (new plastics made without any recycled materials).
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"Plastics being introduced into world....managed more scientifically, effi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Dia Mirza, an actor, and UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador, addressed the issue of plastic use and also shared how people can avoid single-use plastics in their daily lives.
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"Plastic has emerged as a serious threat": NHRC on World Environment Day
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"This year's theme very aptly underlines the urgent need to combat the detrimental effects of plastic on our planet and promote alternative eco-friendly usable replacing single-use plastic material, which is necessary to preserve human life and protect rights. In this regard, rigorous policy
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PM Modi wears jacket made of recycled material at G7 Summit
Updated : 2 years, 10 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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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, 11 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, 11 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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Air India to minimise single-use plastic on all flights by 80 pc on World
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Air India on Friday announced to minimise single-use plastic usage by approximately 80 per cent on board all flights across its worldwide network.
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Sugu Fabrics and Linings introduces reusable washable anti-bacterial disin
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): Sugu Fabrics and Linings, a 17-year-old Indian non-woven manufacturer, has announced the launch of a new product: Antibacterial multiple times reusable and washable fabric. The fabric comes in different embossed textures for better aesthetic appeal
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Union Minister Bhupender Yadav launches Aravalli Green Wall Project
Updated : 3 years ago IST
At the event, Bhupender Yadav said, "Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi India is moving to revive the Aravallis through various initiatives like single-use plastic ban, water conservation efforts and natural resources protection."
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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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Here's how plastic upcycling can close carbon cycle
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Used face masks, supermarket bags, and food packaging all hold an abundance of potentially usable raw materials. Yet, producing more of these single-use plastics has proven to be considerably less expensive than recovering and recycling them.
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