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Berry

Berry’s PCR plastic for homecare and industrial packs

Berry Global is introducing a high-quality post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic polymer for non-contact-sensitive packaging, specifically aimed at the homecare and industrial sectors. Utilizing many of...
Bisleri

Bisleri partners with Panna Tiger Reserve on plastic waste

In a step toward sustainable conservation, Bisleri, under its CSR initiative Bottles for Change, has partnered with Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, for...
With a bulk of the uncollected plastic and mixed waste ending up at the landfills, it is left to the informal sector and waste pickers to segregate them to send for recycling.

Draft Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules 2024

Sanitation and waste management is a humongous issue in India where cleanliness is a major problem. The ambitious Swachh Bharat campaign is mostly limited...
UNDP

UNDP, Coca-Cola Foundation partner on plastic waste

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) have partnered to help address the growing challenge of plastic waste management in...
bioplastics

Bioplastics – prepare for the long road ahead

The number of new bioplastic firms in the market in recent years is significant. They are promising to revolutionize the industry with their bio-developed...
Bioplastics

Bioplastics organization lauds Europe packaging regulation

European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes the adoption of the European Union’s ambitious Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The adoption by the Council on 16...
Co-convenors of the Asia Reuse Consortium—GAIA Asia Pacific, Plasticdiet Indonesia, and Break Free From Plastic—released a comprehensive report entitled, ‘Unpacking Reuse in Asia.’ The report underscores pioneering efforts across the region and offers scalable solutions to address the global plastic pollution crisis.

Asia’s reuse revolution: A way to tackle plastic pollution

Plastic pollution has reached a tipping point all over the world. And amid the concern, Asia, including India, is leading the charge with innovative...
With a bulk of the uncollected plastic and mixed waste ending up at the landfills, it is left to the informal sector and waste pickers to segregate them to send for recycling.

Plastic pollution — Finding sustainable alternatives easier said than done

In our previous issue, we tried to explore why the ban on a few single-use plastic items has thus far failed in India. Some...
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Calibrating the Indian Extended User Responsibility mandate for plastic packaging waste

The Extended User Responsibility mandate notified by the Government of India’s Ministry of Forest and Environment in February of 2022 was the action guideline...
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Plastic pollution – Hope left or point of no return?

It has been more than two years since the ban on select single-use plastic items was announced in India in July 2022. Tardy implementation...