Tag: India
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India Says No to Plastic Flags
Stop using plastic flags says ministry.
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New Indian Bioplastics
Indian organisations develop new bioplastics
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India Biofuel 2021 Report
India Biofuel 2021 Report
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Climate Change and Agriculture in India
Climate Change – Agriculture and Policy in India
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Polymateria Goes India
Polymateria’s innovative Biotransformation technology to be used by leading Indian brands including Godrej to tackle plastic pollution in India
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Dow, Lucro and Marico Partner on PCR in India
Dow, Lucro and Marico join forces to advance circular packaging solutions in India
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Indian NGO Lobbies for Compostable Bags
Action Group Against Plastic Pollution (AGAPP), an NGO-based in Jalandhar, has urged the government to facilitate a smooth transition from…
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Indian Fishermen Clean the Oceans
The waste caught by fishing boats used to be thrown back into the sea but in Kerala it is now…
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Bioplastics Books Victory in India
It seems as if Bioplastics is winning in India. Congratulations to the Indian Bioplastics Industry. They did a remarkable job!
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FKuR and SKYi Partner on Bioplastics in India
FKuR and SKYi establish joint venture in India: A strategically significant move for biodegradable, bio-based plastics in Asia
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First City to Ban Plastic Bottles
This is probably the first city in the world that bans plastic bottles. They have an alternative ready
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Bioplastic Bags Ads in India
Karnataka gets eco-friendly plastic bags which are biodegradable
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Indian Court Rejects Ban on Compostable Plastic Bags (FREE)
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday quashed an order of the State Government, prohibiting the manufacture, stocking and sale of…
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Hydropol Passes India Testing Standard for Compostable Plastics
Hydropol passes India’s Testing Standard for Compostable Plastics
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Microplastics in the Ganges River
The abundance and characteristics of microplastics in surface water in the transboundary Ganges River
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India Develops Seaweed Bioplastics
Development of biodegradable plastic from Marine Seaweed
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Henkel CSR Campaign in India
Henkel is active on CSR and pushing it in India.
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India VP Gives Vision on Plastics
Indian vice-president gives full vision on plastics: trends, recycling, media campaigns, bioplastics, etc.
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Big Brands Invest in Indian Plastic Waste Management
Investment to Scale Up India’s Circular Economy for Plastic Waste
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Indian Newspaper Suggest to Avoid Bioplastics
Some voices suggest not to go for bioplastics. — TEAL Innovates PHA Cosmetic Packaging for Beauty and Hotel — ROQUETTE…
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India Goes Rice Bio Composites
India may have found a solution to an agricultural problem
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Plastic Waste of Indian Cosmetic Sector
Unlike some other products (such as drinking water or food packaging), the cosmetics industry has rarely been put on the…
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Transparency and Circular Denim in India
By producing a quality product and working with ethical suppliers who pay a living wage, mills can provide the framework…
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Plastic Upcycling Campaign in India
PepsiCo India Partners with United Way Delhi to Launch #Why Waste #Why Waste is a special Initiative to create awareness…
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Modernising Plastic Recycling in India
One company is transforming the way India recycles plastic
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Shifting to Bioplastics Packaging in India
Here’s the video of the plastic and packaging industry leaders in India talking about “shifting to bioplastics packaging”.
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The Chemical Recycling of PPE
Will India pioneer the chemical recycling of personal protective equipment?
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New Indian Bioplastic Solutions
Subscribe Now! The Indians are doing it themselves!
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Textile Recycling Scandal
Another scandal relating to recycling; this time from the textiles industry.
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Amazon India Bans Single Use Plastic Packaging
The Indian unit of Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has eliminated all single-use plastic in its packaging across fulfillment centers in the…
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Global Brands and Sustainable Packaging in India
Brands today are choosing to adopt responsible product packaging using recyclable and non-hazardous materials.
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Lanxess Wants Circular Economy in India
Circular Economy is more than just recycling – for any organization, it means a strategic decision and goes hand in…
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The Misunderstanding of Compostability
The concept of compostable disposal is a misunderstood one — the common misconception being any bio-based product will decompose under…
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Fake Bioplastics Bags Flood India
Govt issues second order banning biodegradable carry bags as well; corp officials say they can’t identify fake and original products.
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Biodegradable Bags from Recycled Cotton Fibre Waste
Three students of the Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (BIT), Sathyamangalam, received a cash purse for developing biodegradable non-woven bags…
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Indians Invent Bioplastics that is Cheaper and Stronger than PLA
In an effort to counter plastic pollution, the Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay (IIT-B) has developed plastic-like films for…
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Is Plastic Biodegradable? Myths and Facts on Biodegradable Plastic
Plastic, in the form of bottles, bags, packaging materials, furniture and more, has become an integral part of our present-day…
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Bacardi Launches Bioplastics Glasses Made of Rice Husks
Bacardi launches bio-based, recyclable glasses made out of rice husks.
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Demand for Bioplastics Goes Up in India
N. Rajendran, Vice-Chancellor, Alagappa University, has said demand for bioplastics, produced from renewable sources, has increased by manifold in the…
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Changes in the Collection of Biodegradable Waste in India
From New Year, the Salem Corporation is planning to strictly implement norms under the Solid Waste Management Rules and collect…
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Biodegradable Pads Improving Feminine Healthcare In India
According to Menstrual Hygiene Alliance of India (MHAI), there are around 12.3 billion disposable sanitary napkins to be discarded each…
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Nature2need Partners With Presidency University to Develop Bioplastics
nature2need Biopolymer Compounds & Solutions has signed an MoU with Presidency University on October 15th, 2019 with the objective of…
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Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology Thanjavur Develops Corn Starch Bioplastics Film
The Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur, has developed a bioplastic film from corn starch granules which can serve…
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Innovation Can Break Stranglehold of Plastic
Every environmentally-conscious Indian is aware of the threat that plastics pose to natural habitats. Our streets, mountains, lakes, oceans, rivers…
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Plastic Ban Increase Demand for Biodegradable Cutlery in Jaipur
The growing awareness on single-use plastic and its use has increased the demand for biodegradable disposable cutlery across the city.
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India Starts Campaign Beat Plastic Pollution with Sla and Pla
The Meghalaya State Planning Board on Monday launched an initiative to reduce the use of single-use plastic by people in…
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Indian Company makes Biodegradable Plates From Leaves
Vistaraku, a company based in India, makes biodegradable plates and bowls from the leaves of the Palash tree.
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Indian Government to Explore Biodegradable Orthopedic Implants
The biodegradable orthopedic implants gets auto degraded over a period of time, depending upon the PH level of human body.…
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India’s First Private Train Serves Water in Biodegradable Bottles
Passengers onboard the Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, the country’s first private semi-high speed train, were being given biodegradable packaged drinking water…
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Can Bioplastics Save Us From Drowning In Our Own Waste?
Alternatives like paper, cloth, biodegradable plastics, glass, etc have relative merits and no single alternative can be the solution to…
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India Divided on How to Deal with Biodegradable Waste
While Kochi Corporation and the municipalities of Thripunithura, Thrikkakara, Angamaly, Aluva and Kalamassery continue to transport waste to the dumping…
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Indian Joint Venture To Start Producing Bioplastics
GUWAHATI: As the government is set to ban the use and manufacturing of single-use plastic products by October 2, the…
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Total-Corbion Enters India, to Fight Single-Use Plastic
With the call to dump single-use plastic coming from the prime minister himself, a global leader in biodegradable plastic Total-Corbion…
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Can Bioplastics Replace Plastic?
India looks for an alternative to single-use plastic.
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Boom in Bioplastics Bags Companies in India
At least 12 units coming up in North, 250 across country
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Indian Appliance Company Buys Australian Biodegradable Disposables Company
Kitchen appliances maker TTK Prestige Ltd said on Friday it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Australia’s Ecolife…
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Reusable, Biodegradable Sanitary Napkin Made of Banana Fibre!
Archit Agarwal and Harry Sehrawat of IIT Delhi, the founders of female hygiene brand Sanfe, created an affordable and biodegradable…
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India to Enforce Plastic Ban Including on Bioplastics
The National Green Tribunal’s state-level committee has set August 31 deadline for the government to enforce the ban on plastic,…
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Food For Plastic Waste
Hungry, but don’t have cash? No problem, bring plastic waste and get a free meal, said the mayor of an…
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Trash for Teaching: Indian Students Hope to Set Example on Plastic Recycling
A school has asked pupils to bring in at least 20 pieces of plastic waste every week in exchange for…
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Young Indian Entrepreneur Goes Bioplastics
Now, he morphed from being a freelancer technology developer to an entrepreneur to set up his own enterprise- The Phi…
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Bio-Based Economy To create Eco-friendly, High Tech Jobs
Implementation of bio-based technologies will only benefit the countries that have appropriately trained human resource.
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Alagappa University To Set Up Bioplastic Facility
The Department of Microbiology and Alagappa Institute of Skill Development, in collaboration with Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),…
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India Launches Bioplastics Branded Ensabio
Times of India goes Bioplastics and promotes Ensabio
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India’s First Biodegradable Plastic
For the first time in India, scientists from IIT-Guwahati have developed biodegradable plastic with the help of homegrown technology.
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Vice President of India Promotes Bioplastics
“While plastics have a lot of advantages, it also has a negative impact, mainly on the sustenance of natural resources,”…
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India Does Witch-hunting on Fake Biodegradable Bags
Some are using a loophole in the law: an exemption for using plastic bags without handle for retail packaging.
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Indian Government Bans Plastic Food Packaging
Chennai state government will soon extend the ban on plastic to packaged products like biscuits and other eatables manufactured by…
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Auto-Biodegradable Plastics Invented by Indian
Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai (ICT) researcher Ramanand Jagtap invents a chemical agent that when moulded with plastic will…
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Middle East Fashion Retailer Goes Bioplastics
PRESS RELEASE – Fashion Retailer Splash has partnered with Natur-Tec to pioneer a new sustainable biopolymer-based packaging solution for the…
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Indian Opinion Maker In Favour Of Bioplastics
Jaya Krushna Panigrahi, the Secretary of Orissa Environmental Society (OES), is one of the first environmentalists to initiate plastic ban.
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India and the Bioplastic Bag Fiasco
Karnataka State adds bioplastics bags on the banned list of plastics items because they do not live up to expectations
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India is Going for Sorghum Bioplastics
It looks like India is increasing their agricultural activities around Sorghum. Sorghum can be used for food, animal fodder, alcohol production,…
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Indian Plastic Ban is Turning into a Little Fiasco
The Mumbai plastic ban came into effect on Friday 22nd June and it seems already that it’s turning into a…
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McDonalds India Kicks Out Plastics
Master Franchisee Hardcastle Restaurants has already moved away from plastic in Maharashtra and Karnataka. A market-wide change will follow over…
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Germans are Pushing India on the Biobased wagon
German company Bio-lutions financed by German bank uses agricultural waste to create bio-based food packaging and tableware in India. Ze…
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The Future of Bioplastics in India
Shwetha Kamath recently posted an article in Ecoideaz giving an answer to the aforementioned question.
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