The 2 Billion Dollar Snacks industry in India has come under the eyes of Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board. In order to meet new plastic norms, Snacks packets size is being reduced in after a Statewide ban on the sale of larger packets as it contributes to the Plastic Pollution. It is already being thought that the same shall be followed in rest of the states as well. Sustainable Packaging Solutions are need of the hour in order to reduce,
We use close to 10 million straws a day all made of plastics. Another figure puts 500 million Straws are used alone in USA every day. A single restaurant chain uses close to 900,000 straws every day in Australia. More than half of it enters oceans and landfills. Going by the numbers, Walt Disney like other major giants i.e Starbucks have decided to ban straws from their restaurants in all the locations across the world. Plastic Straws create havoc and
Plastic, plastic everywhere and not a single solution in the Sight. Mankind has benefitted from the use of plastics in the last century on a very vast scale. But the Problem with plastic has taken a significant turn since the decade of 90s. The problem with Plastic is its long-lasting life making it impossible to biodegrade in normal biodegradable environments and it ends up in landfills and waterways clogging the pores and arteries of the sewerage systems and microplastics clogging the
Ever thought, ever wondered, the wonder material that was worshipped by people when it was introduced, what were the reasons? Plastic was invented by John W Hyatt in 1869 and in the last 150 years numerous varieties of LLDPE (Linear Low Density Poly Ethylene), HDPE ( High Density Poly Ethylene), LDPE ( Low Density Poly Ethylene) , PE ( Polyethylene), PP ( Polypropylene), PVC ( Poly Vinyl Chloride ) and various other polymers have been invented and produced by the
Next time, You see a body scrub with a shiny and velvety look, please remember, if it does not say natural exfoliating products, it is nothing but all plastics in the bottle of cosmetics. Microbeads are plastic particles that are between 1mm and 1 micron in size and are found in all ranges of cosmetic products today. Microbeads came into existence during the World War II after the natural rubber was in short supply and extensive research was being developed
Are we bathing with plastics? Next time You use facewash and see Polypropylene, Polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene methacrylate on any of the Products please understand, You are bathing with Microbeads and Please be beware You are adding Microbeads to the Oceans, Waterways and to Nature. As per NOAA, Microbeads are plastic particles that are between 1 mm and 1 micron in size and can be very harmful to the ocean and aquatic life. Birds, Aquatic Oceans can think of Microbeads as
When you buy Food in Europe, Please Beware of the Green Dot on the item. It is different from the Green Dot thta is used for marking vegetarian food in India. Green Dot as many people have seen on the food packaging in India is very different from the financial symbol that is used on the packaging material in around 146 countries of the world. Der Grune Punkt or The Green DOT is a packaging symbol telling users that the
Narayana Peesapaty’s phone rings incessantly. Taking a break from the calls he says, “Enquiries about the product and machinery keep me busy all day. Even while I am at the factory, my staff and I get very little time to do any other work. ” Some of these phone calls are to congratulate Peesapaty for the Swachh Bharat Award, which he received on June 23 from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion of World Environment Day. Apart from the congratulatory
On World Environment Day, observed on June 5 each year, India will host “Beat Plastic Pollution” — an event in association with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in New Delhi. But beyond the veil of rhetoric, Indian cities are dirty and most of these generate thousands of tonnes of plastic waste daily which not only pollute the land but also choke our oceans. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), a statutory organisation, which keeps an eye on pollution, said in its 2015 report
Consumer goods companies across beverages, processed foods and alcohol have begun exploring alternative packaging solutions, including glass, to reduce use of plastic on mounting concerns over plastic waste, and possible bans by more state governments after Maharashtra. While companies such as Pepsi-Co, Cremica Food Industries, and Allied Blenders and Distillers consider increased use of glass in packaging, they feel adopting collaborative technology to recycle waste is the best way to .. Read more at: //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/64848893.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
