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Around 700 metric tonnes of plastic waste is generated daily in the city.

Pradeep S. Mehta | To Truly End Plastic Pollution in Global South, We...

If one looks around anywhere in the Global South, plastic trash is seen in abundance in public places. “Ending Plastic...

4 Jun 2025 2:27 AM IST

Members of La Tricyclerie association collect organic wastes from restaurants and companies to supply a compost in Nantes, western France, on Sept 11, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

The waste-collecting cyclists who caught the UN's eye

The mission started with just eight restaurants on board, the anti-waste tour has grown to include 23 restaurants and...

25 Sept 2017 4:41 PM IST

Taiwan to ban disposable plastic items by 2030. (Photo: Pixabay)

Taiwan to ban disposable plastic items by 2030

The island started recycling plastic and pushing to reduce single-use plastic items more than a decade ago.

23 Feb 2018 1:41 PM IST

The production of this enzyme allowed a research team to produce something capable of digesting plastic most effectively. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists create plastic-eating enzyme

The production of this enzyme allowed a research team to produce something capable of digesting plastic more...

19 April 2018 4:08 PM IST

After capturing the carbon, the converted material can be used to make polyurethane, a material with a wide variety of applications including clothing, domestic appliances, and packaging. (Photo: ANI)

Now, CO2 can be converted to useful organic material

Scientists invented a material capable of converting carbon dioxide into useful organic materials.

14 Oct 2019 1:59 PM IST

Wang said the technology could convert up to 90 per cent of the polyolefin plastic into useful products, including clean fuels. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tackling the plastic menace

Millions of tons of plastic waste could be turned into clean fuels, other products.

8 Feb 2019 6:24 PM IST

The current rise in fund raising through the IPO route is expected to last as long as the upswing in secondary market continues.

State-run MSTC plans to raise Rs 226 crore through initial public...

The company has fixed the price band of Rs 121-128, and has proposed to offload 1.76 crore shares or 25 per cent of...

12 March 2019 12:26 PM IST

The goal is to make this a universal recycling process for all cathode materials. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Improved recycling for lithium-ion batteries

Researchers improve recycling process for lithium-ion batteries.

19 April 2019 9:47 AM IST

Plastic Kingdom: The 5th highest greenhouse gas emitter in the world

Plastic Kingdom': The 5th highest greenhouse gas emitter in the world

Besides being a pollution menace, plastic heats up the planet twice as much as aviation industry.

24 May 2019 9:01 AM IST

Increased recycling offers not only societal and environmental benefits but also provides the source materials companies need for sustainable production of goods in a circular economy. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Generic recycling message not that effective

People recycle more if they know what recyclable waste becomes: Study.

19 May 2019 1:36 PM IST

Shanghai is piloting a programme set for eventual nationwide adoption in what would likely be the worlds largest waste separation and recycling scheme. ( Photo: AFP)

Shanghai battles against China's rising mountain of trash

Shanghai launched Chiana's most ambitious garbage separation and recycling programme ever.

14 July 2019 12:02 PM IST

Our cities are still littered with urban waste, plastic bags and the omnipresent gutka packets.

Swachchh Bharat Mission has to translate beyond photo-ops

Going beyond the crumbling waste management infrastructure, our people have to change their mindset.

25 Sept 2018 12:27 AM IST