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ExxonMobil collaborates on sustainability initiatives for IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 11, 2020
ExxonMobil has developed a solution for full polyethylene laminates that overcomes the traditional issue of significantly slower packing line speeds. The company has collaborated with local partners in India to devise replacement PE solutions for multilayer plastics (MLPs),... Read more.. |
Recykal in pact with UNDP, HCCB for plastic waste managementBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 9, 2020
Recykal, a digital technology company in the waste management space, has partnered with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) for Project Prithvi, a joint initiative for developing sustainable plastic waste management practices... Read more.. Subject Tags: Coca Cola , plastic recycling , United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) , waste management |
Plastics For Change raises $2 million from Mirova Natural CapitalBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 1, 2020
Bangalore-based Plastics For Change (PFC), a recycled plastic supply chain organisation, has raised $2 million from Mirova Natural Capital, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers. The funding will support PFC's business model to help coastal communities across India and... Read more.. |
Circulate Capital fund invests in plastic recycling firm LucroBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 29, 2020
Circulate Capital, the Singapore-based investment management company, on Tuesday said it has made its debut deal in India by betting on plastic recycling firm, Lucro Plastecycle Pvt Ltd. The investment was made through Circulate Capital Ocean Fund, which is dedicated to... Read more.. |
Adani Wilmar to recycle 100% of plastics used by it in 3 yearsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 22, 2020
Fortune brand owner Adani Wilmar Ltd is aiming to recycle 100 per cent of the plastics used by the brand in the next three years, Angshu Mallick, Deputy CEO, Adani Wilmar, has said. “We use about 22,000 metric tonne (MT) of plastic in packaging out of which 90% of our... Read more.. |
53% multi-layer plastic recycled, says MPCB; experts remain scepticalBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 30, 2019
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) recently released data on the state’s efforts to recycle multi-layer plastic (MLP). According to the information made available to Hindustan Times, 53% of MLP waste generated in 2019 was processed as fuel. However, independent... Read more.. |
Urban Indians averse to single-use plastics, 78% want complete ban: SurveyBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 27, 2019
Majority of urban Indians are willing to take a tough stand on plastics with 78 per cent favouring a complete ban on single use plastics, says a new survey by market research firm Ipsos. Over 80 per cent... Read more.. |
Surat to have plastic waste mgmt centreBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 20, 2019
A two-member team from Union petroleum ministry-run Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET) visited the Diamond city on Tuesday. They had come to discuss the initial plan for setting up a plastic waste management centre in the city. Surat is one of the... Read more.. |
Food major Cargill redesigns packaging to reduce use of plasticBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 22, 2019
US-based food major Cargill on Monday said it has redesigned packaging for edible oil to reduce the usage of plastics and make it recyclable. "Cargill in India is working to address plastic waste management in three ways: reduce, recycle and recover," the company said in a... Read more.. Subject Tags: Carbon dioxide emissions , Cargill India , plastic recycling , plastic waste management |
Centre widens import ban of plastic wasteBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 16, 2019
NEW DELHI: Amid reports of how private recyclers are slyly bringing plastic waste into the country in the form of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) flakes and lumps, the Centre has further tightened the rule by bringing clarity in the import ban order which will be applicable... Read more.. |