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‘Besides ban, govt must focus on proper plastic waste disposal’

Nagpur: Even as they welcomed the state government’s recent ban on plastic, experts have pointed out that curbing plastic pollution is the need of the hour. Observing Earth Day, which has ‘End Plastic Pollution’ as this year’s theme, environmentalists stressed that proper disposal of plastic waste should be the priority. Speaking exclusively to TOI, country […]

Plastics Infomart · Apr 24, 2018
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Earth Day highlights environmental dangers of plastic

An Indian girl looks on near the banks of the polluted Cooum River next to homes in Chennai on April 21, 2018. April 22 is observed as Earth Day every year as a tool to raise ecological awareness. People around the world are celebrating Earth Day, a day meant to bring awareness to the importance […]

Plastics Infomart · Apr 24, 2018
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Global PA66 Engineering Plastics Market 2018 Report — Solvay, Ascend, Invista, Asahi Kasei and BASF

Global PA66 Engineering Plastics Market Research Report 2018 to 2023 segmented by product type, applications and offers complete PA66 Engineering Plastics details including recent trends, PA66 Engineering Plastics statistics, and growth factors. An in-depth study of leading PA66 Engineering Plastics market players, supply chain scenario, business strategies and PA66 Engineering Plastics development scenario is presented […]

Plastics Infomart · Apr 19, 2018
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Scientists May Have Just Accidentally Discovered A Solution To Global Plastic Pollution

Plastic pollution is becoming a growing concern, posing a threat to the environment and wildlife. Because plastic is not biodegradable, tons of it can be found in the world’s landfills and oceans. In fact, an “island” of plastic waste twice the size of Texas — and growing — is floating in the Pacific Ocean. Thankfully, […]

Plastics Infomart · Apr 19, 2018
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Biodegradable Medical Plastics Market Industrial Growth Analysis 2018 to 2025

Global Biodegradable Medical Plastics Market Professional Survey Report 2018 provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the global Biodegradable Medical Plastics sector. Along with strategically analyzing the key micro markets, the report also focuses on industry-specific drivers, restraints, opportunities and challenges in the Biodegradable Medical Plastics market. This […]

Plastics Infomart · Apr 19, 2018
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Despite plastic ban in 25 states, 600 truckloads of polythene carry bags discarded every day

Srinagar: Twenty-five Indian states/Union territories now have some form of ban on polythene carry bags, but the implementation is often lax, and plastic—which takes hundreds of years to decompos—continues to be used, which gathers in India’s water bodies and landfills, according to an IndiaSpend investigation. In Jammu and Kashmir, many vendors have not heard of […]

Plastics Infomart · Apr 19, 2018
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Cotton buds and plastic straws could be banned in England next year

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 rivers and oceans. Theresa May hopes to use the announcement to encourage the Commonwealth heads of government to join the fight […]

Plastics Infomart · Apr 19, 2018