Page 3 - Plastic Waste

Mann Ki Baat: PM calls for movement against single-use plastic from Oct 2

The call for a mass movement came days after Modi's Independence Day's address in which he had urged people to shun 'single-use' plastic to protect the environment

India produces 25k tonnes of plastic waste everyday, 40% uncollected: Govt

Demand of plastic in the country has significantly surged due to increased usage in FMCG sector which has led to a challenge in plastic waste management.

Plastic's loss, jute's gain: Demand for 'golden fibre' boosts jute industry

In an industry known more for industrial violence and lockouts, the excitement is palpable at the surge in demand, after decades of stagnation, whether from the government or from global retailers

What Indian firms can learn from global plastic waste management

Stakeholders in the value chain across the world are trying out innovative solutions to manage plastic waste

Companies launch more than Rs 1,000-crore plastic waste management drive

Led by top beverage makers - PepsiCo Holdings, Coca-Cola India, and Bisleri International - the programme is a producer-led-and-owned plastic waste management venture, a first of its kind

Pepsico collects, recycles its entire used PET bottles in Maharashtra

Under the extended producer responsibility EPR) programe, Pepsico India collected 6,500 metric tonne of post- consumer PET

Meat and bottled drink sales fall as consumers get climate change conscious

A survey was conducted by data analytics firm Kantar on 65,000 people in 24 countries in Europe, Latin America and Asia

Firms turn off the plastic tap; activists say more work needs to be done

Companies in the bottled water space, for instance, say glass is an expensive alternative

India set to outlaw six single-use plastic products on October 2: Report

India lacks an organised system for management of plastic waste, leading to widespread littering across its towns and cities

Plastic particles in drinking water pose a 'low' risk, says WHO

The majority of plastic particles in water are larger than 150 micrometers in diameter and are excreted from the body, said WHO

The plastic problem

States lack the will to impose restrictions

Best of BS Opinion: Wealth creation, auto slowdown and plastic waste woes

From fixing the demand slump to unleashing a micro-loan revolution in the country and Vodafone's India woes, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

The fear of Rs 50

We realised how well he knew Santiniketan because the reticence to come out with Rs 50 was for real

Over 1,21,000 mt of plastic waste being slyly imported into India: Report

Expressing concern over the growing import, the study said it may hamper the efforts to control plastic pollution

Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wins People's Choice Award in US

He won the People's Choice Award for his sand sculpture 'Stop Plastic Pollution, Save Our Ocean'

Coming soon: India's first garbage cafe set to open in Chhattisgarh

In a bid to provide a full meal to ragpickers and homeless, this cafe is asking them to come with plastic waste and in return get free food

Rethinking circular economy

It was in 1991 when the then chief economist of the World Bank, Larry Summers, had advocated that toxic waste, polluting factories should be moved to least developed countries

What plastic waste import ban? This loophole leads to influx of PET bottles

India banned the import of plastic waste - particularly PET bottles -in 2015 because of an inability to recycle them

How Malaysia is turning into a 'trash can' for global plastic waste

Used plastic is recycled into pellets, which are then used to manufacture other plastic products, but the process comes with pollution risks

Plant for converting e-waste into bio-diesel to be up by Jan: Harsh Vardhan

The ministry has drawn up a list of over 500 deeds to motivate and involve the masses in environment protection