Plastic packing products are easily available and cheaper than eco-friendly ones, say restaurant owners. Despite an increase in the sales of eco-friendly food packing products, plastic food packaging remains the preferred choice for many restaurants in the city. Eco-friendly packing manufacturers in the city have witnessed an increase in sales of their products, over the […]
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Researchers at the IISc have found ways to convert bio hazardous plastic waste into LEDs. A research scholar at the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has recently developed a method to convert bio hazardous plastic waste to white Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that can contribute to artificial […]
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Plastic manufacturers have to pay an environmental penalty if they sell to brands that are not registered with pollution control boards. But, few brands are registered with the boards. Plastic producers are forced to break plastic waste management rules (amendment), 2022 due to a paucity of brands registered with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). […]
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The government mandated to mix five to eight percent of plastic waste with bitumen for road construction in 2015. Plastic suppliers for road construction say that they have not been contacted even after the Karnataka State Pollution Board Control (KSPCB) has issued the order for mandatory use of plastic. The Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) […]
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Apart from workers, manufacturers, too are moving on to other industries due to the ban on single-use plastic (SUP). Manufacturers and recyclers in the Karnataka plastic industry are moving to other industries or making changes in their production process to earn their livelihood. The ban on single use plastic (SUP) that came into effect on […]
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On World Health Day 2022, nurses of victoria hospital marched to ban plastic completely. Bengaluru: On World Health Day, staff and student nurses gathered at the Victoria Hospital, Mysore Road to spread awareness about plastic and its negative effects on our health and the environment. Bhamini, a nurse staff at the hospital said that this […]
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Food-stall owners are using disposable utensils to minimize contact with customers and ensure safety from coronavirus. Indore: Food-stall owners, who earlier used steel plates and glass tumblers, can now be seen serving food and beverages in plastic and paper disposables to ensure safety from COVID-19. The leniency of the authorities in collecting fines has contributed […]
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Since March 2020, the use of plastic goods has increased due to the onset of the pandemic. Ghaziabad, where plastic has been banned, has seen a rise in plastic waste from different sources, according to the Nagar Nigam authorities. Ghaziabad: Plastic consumption has seen an uprise since the Covid-19 outbreak in the city, particularly since […]
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Plastic tea bags release around 11 billion micro-plastics and three billion nano-sized plastics at once into the hot water, which adds to the generation of single-use plastic and also causes health hazards. By Manasvi Gupta Most of the brands use paper tea bags, silken tea bags or nylon tea bags, which are non- biodegradable. The […]
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Government bodies fail to adopt the new change on the water bottles Apoorva GS Despite the warnings issued by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to deter the use of single-use plastic, plastic water bottles can be seen in the press meets and BBMP events. BBMP implemented the ban on single-use plastic in August 2019. […]
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