Updates
Practical, India-first writing on ESG, EPR, BRSR, CBAM and climate — authored by the Pro India team.
Recycling alone will not solve the plastic problem
Plastic, a durable, malleable, customisable material that is easy to manufacture, is arguably the definitive 20th century “mod-con”. It has proved irresistible…
Beyond Plastic Bans: Creating Products To Replace It
One of the BillerudKorsnäs packaging redesign projects replaced the plastic casing around camping gear with cardboard. At the Swedish-owned BillerudKorsnäs design lab…
UK to consult on plastic packaging tax, chancellor says
The government is to introduce a new tax on plastic packaging as it seeks to ramp up efforts to tackle the scourge…
Business giants join Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s global commitment to eradicate plastics pollution
Business giants, financial investors, non-profit organisations and national Governments have vowed to eradicate plastic waste and pollution, as part of a new…
Tesco and Nestlé pledge to tackle impact of abandoned plastic fishing gear
Supermarket giant Tesco and consumer goods firm Nestlé have joined a coalition of businesses, non-profits and public sector bodies which have pledged…
Big consumer brands pledge to turn tide on global plastic waste
Big brands – from Coke to Kellogg – pledged on Monday to cut all plastic waste from their operations in what the…
Unilever partners with Veolia to create circular economy for plastic packaging
Consumer goods giant Unilever has today (24 October) agreed a partnership with waste management Veolia, which will see the companies work together…
Single-use plastics ban approved by European Parliament
The European Parliament has voted for a complete ban on a range of single-use plastics across the union in a bid to…
People are pooping plastic and pollution might be to blame, pilot study suggests
Small plastic pieces known as microplastics were found in stool samples of every participant in a small pilot study presented this week…
Plastic Waste Recycling Can Pay
WHEN Gilbert Tan first heard that China was planning to ban the import of plastic waste into the country, he immediately got…