Tag: Plastic Waste
International Plastic Bag Free Day 2020: Role Model Sikkim
We seem to have forgotten the disastrous effect of plastic bags during the pandemic. They are everywhere on the frontlines, from food packaging to...
Four Methods Adopted by Corporates to Tackle Plastic Menace
According to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report, about 32 per cent of 78 million tones of annual plastic packaging production is being dumped...
Business should be a force for good
Dame Anita Roddick, who founded The Body Shop in 1976, pioneered the idea of using ‘Business as a force for good’. The company launched...
Tupperware: A Legacy Brand Embracing a Sustainable Future
As overflowing landfills and waste-ridden seas dominate the headlines, advocates continue to call on companies to embrace a circular economy, in which materials are infinitely reused and nothing becomes waste. Tupperware Brands is among...
CSR: Kerala paves the way for recycling plastic
Whenever you enter a city or a town in India, mountains of burning waste is a common sight. Bhalswa in Delhi and Deonar in...
The Body Shop launches its first Community Trade recycled plastic from Bengaluru
Our planet is drowning in plastic. The devastating effect of plastic waste on our oceans is well known. However, there is a human element...
Nestlé India Collaborates with Gati Foundation launches ‘Plastic Express’ in Uttarakhand
Strengthening its commitment to plastic waste management, Nestlé India in collaboration with Gati Foundation, a Dehradun based environmental action and advocacy group launched a...
CSR: Will global UN pact be enough to curb plastic pollution?
Discarded plastic clutters pristine land, floats in huge masses in oceans and rivers and entangles wildlife, sometimes with deadly results.
An agreement on tracking thousands...
Canada Is Working on Plastic Problem Following Philippines’ Threat of ‘War’ Over Waste
Many developed countries, including the US, Canada, and countries in the EU, have been exporting their trash to developing nations to be recycled and...
PepsiCo awards US$ 100,000 to Change the Game winners from India
PepsiCo’s ‘Change the Game’ campus challenge invited millennials to share innovative business ideas for sustainable plastic packaging and recycling, in line with the company’s...
2018 recap of CSR projects to manage plastic waste in India
Waste is a big environmental challenge, for companies across the board. Leading Indian companies recognise waste management as a key issue. Plastic is used...
CSR: Sportswear Made From Recycled PET
According to National Chemicals Laboratory, India produced about 1500 kilo-tonnes of PET in 2015-16. Recycling these bottles can generate over INR 3000 crores annually....
