Tag: Plastic Waste
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....
CSR: Citizens Participate In Eliminating Plastic Waste In Mumbai
Government of Maharashtra recently placed a ban on single use plastic bags in lieu of uncontrollable plastic pollution in the state. With the dumping...
Beating Plastic Pollution: The Future-Now Framework
India recognizes its growing leadership in tackling global climate change. On the World Environment Day 2018, India committed to eliminate single-use plastic by 2022 and...
Raddiconnect To Swachh Sustainable Solutions
“Raddiconnect. That’s what we are called”, said Rahul Nainani, the co-founder of Raddiconnect. “But the name does not justify our work considering what we...
An Ocean Full Of Non-Recyclable Plastic
The high tides in the ocean on Tuesday, brought with it all the sewage and waste to the shore. The waste mainly constituted by thermocol, plastic bags and polythene wrappers; it reached the roads and the train tracks.
Plastic wp
The universally dreaded plastic waste is now acquiring some ‘good-reuse-karma’. Upcycling techniques have generated a great potential to design more sustainable wp initiatives that can help clean up plastic waste, create useful products & generate fair trade employment opportunities
