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Deposit plastic bags, bottles at metro stations, get a jute bag

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 30, 2019

Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) will soon let passengers deposit plastic bags and bottles into disposal machines at metro stations and get jute bags for free. The metro stations will also install disposal machines or kiosks where one can put the bottles, which will then...

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All PET recycled in State: PepsiCo India

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 17, 2019

PepsiCo India has said it has achieved the milestone of 100% PET collection and recycling in Maharashtra as part its Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programme. The State is the second after Delhi to achieve the 100% PET recycling target, the company said. PepsiCo...

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ADB willing to lend over $12 billion to India over the next three years

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 30, 2019

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it was ready to commit over $12 billion in lending to India over the next three years (2020-22), pledging support to the Narendra Modi-led government’s new flagship initiatives such as the Jal Jeevan Mission. This was conveyed during a...

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Sun Pharma’s Initiative To Recycle Plastic

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 23, 2019

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd initiated setting up of treatment and recycling plants, through registered recyclers and engaged scrap vendors for materials like plastic and high-density...

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Plastics could be recycled to create renewable energy says a new research

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 18, 2019

Scientists have found a way to recycle plastics to create high-value materials such as carbon nanotubes, which can not only conduct heat and electricity but also help reduce plastic waste. While...

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Amazon’s streamlined plastic packaging is jamming up recycling centers

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 14, 2019

Over the last year,...

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Pepsi to install plastic crushing machines across Maharashta

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 7, 2018

Food and beverages firm PepsiCo India is planning to install reverse vending machines to crush PET plastic bottles in all the 36 districts of the state over the next two years as part of its...

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Plastic Bottle Crushers Installed at Four Railway Stations to Protect Environment

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 29, 2018

South Central Railways has installed huge machines capable of crushing and recycling plastic bottles at four stations in Kachiguda, Secunderabad, Nizamabad, and Vijayawada. The initiative has...

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Europe's bottled water producers seek to increase plastic recycling

By : sustainabilityo..., May 16, 2018

Europe's bottled water producers set a goal on Tuesday of raising collection rates of plastic bottles to 90 per cent by 2025 from 60 per cent to improve recycling and cut pollution. ...

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Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (HCCB) in collaboration with Waste Ventures India Ltd launch plastic recycling initiative in Hyderabad

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 9, 2018

In line with its goal of realising a sustainable value chain in plastic recycling and creating a circular economy, Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (HCCB) in collaboration with Waste Ventures India...

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