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Paper to capture 25% of the Rs 80,000 cr single-use plastics market by 2025By : Sustainability ..., Dec 9, 2019
Amid a growing debate over impact of single use plastics on environment, paper offers a sustainable option and can capture a fourth of the Rs 80,000 crore single use plastics market by 2025, if its use is totally banned by the government, a new study said. India generated 26,... Read more.. |
Commerce ministry asks e-commerce firms to gradually slash single-use plastic in packagingBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 14, 2019
The commerce and industry ministry has advised e-commerce companies to gradually slash single-use plastic in packaging of products being sold through their platforms, in line with the government's commitment to reduce use of such material, an official said. The companies have... Read more.. |
India hopes to end single-use plastics within 3 yearsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 3, 2019
India announced an ambitious campaign on Wednesday aimed at eliminating single-use plastics within three years. Environment ministry official Chintan Mishra said efforts to “sensitize” the public against single-use plastics started Wednesday, the 150th anniversary of... Read more.. |
Kotak recycles over 1,500 Kg plastic bottles in FY19By : Sustainability ..., Aug 23, 2019
Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) replaced single-use plastic water bottles with glass water dispensers and recycled, over 1500 kg of used polyethylene (PET) bottles in FY2018-19, which earned the... Read more.. |
India supports UN initiative to eliminate single-use plasticBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 6, 2019
United Nations: India has joined efforts by the UN to eliminate single-use plastic in the world body’s headquarters here and promote healthy lifestyle by marking the World Bicycle Day, weaving... Read more.. |
India pilots resolutions on Single-use Plastics and Sustainable Nitrogen management at 4th UNEABy : Sustainability ..., Mar 18, 2019
In a significant first, India piloted resolutions on two important global environment issues relating to Single-use Plastics and Sustainable Nitrogen management at the fourth session of United... Read more.. |
Airports Authority of India bans single-use plastic itemsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 9, 2019
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Monday imposed a ban on single-use plastic items at its 129 airports across the country. Single-use plastic items are used only once and then thrown in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Airport Authority of India , plastic ban , plastic-free airports , single-use plastics , waste management |
Single-use plastics could be banned in England next yearBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 19, 2018
Cotton buds, plastic drinking straws and other single-use plastics could be banned from sale in England next year in the next phase of the campaign to try to halt the pollution of the world’s... Read more.. Subject Tags: international news , ocean pollution , plastics , pollution , river pollution , single-use plastics |