Plastics Industry Plastics News Plastics News India Seaweed solution to plastic bottle crisis April 10, 2018 / April 10, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Pointing at a solution to plastic packaging, Narayana Peesapaty from Hyderabad has designed an edible spoon made of millet flour that can be a proxy dessert after one’s lunch or dinner, a media report said. A UK startup is similarly making water containers from seaweed in the quest for food-based answers to the global problem […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastics Industry Plastics News Plastics News India Plastic pollution set to outweigh fish in oceans by 2050 April 10, 2018 / April 10, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Experts predict that by 2050, the plastic pollution in the sea will outweigh the fish in the oceans. Now a national food retailer has piloted a project in the Eastern Cape and is no longer selling or using plastic bags. They have replaced the plastic bags with brown paper bags, it’s a move that has […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastics Industry Plastics News Plastics News India Plastic ban hits farmers, e-commerce firms alike April 9, 2018 / April 9, 2018 by Plastics Infomart PUNE: The state government’s ban on plastic has put farmers, traders, e-commerce firms and manufacturers in a spot. While the farmers are busy thinking how to protect their produce during rain, garment retailers are desperately looking for ways to cover their material from dust and water. E-commerce firms, which depend heavily on plastic packaging, are […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastics Industry Plastics News Citizen groups take steps to make plastic ban a success April 9, 2018 / April 9, 2018 by Plastics Infomart THANE: At a time when most citizens are struggling to cope with the ban on plastic bags, some individuals have joined hands to spread awareness and speed up plastic disposals from all corners of the city. From organising plastic collection drives and converting the banned stock into bio-fuel, to sensitising people on the harmful effects […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastics Industry Plastics News Plastics News India Plastic block factory adopted into one district, one factory policy April 9, 2018 / April 9, 2018 by Plastics Infomart The government of Ghana has adopted the an indigenous factory which produces building blocks from plastic waste into the one district, one factory policy for the Ashaiman Municipality. The initiative was adopted into the policy after the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) interacted with Mr Nelson Boateng, the innovator, and have samples […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastics Industry Plastics News Plastics News India Microplastics may enter freshwater and soil via compost April 6, 2018 / April 6, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Composting waste is heralded as being good for the environment. But it turns out that compost collected from homes and grocery stores is a previously unknown source of microplastic pollution, a new study April 4 in Science Advances reports. This plastic gets spread over fields, where it may be eaten by worms and enter the […] Read more » plastics industry Plastics News
Plastics Industry Plastics News Plastics News India Over 100 tiny plastic bits present in every meal: study April 6, 2018 / April 6, 2018 by Plastics Infomart You could be swallowing up to 68,415 potentially dangerous plastic fibres a year We could be swallowing over 100 tiny plastic particles with every meal, according to a study which found that polymers from soft furnishings and synthetic fabrics get into household dust and settle on our plates. Researchers from Heriot-Watt University in the UK […] Read more » Plastics News
Industry Plastics News Plastics News India Under the sea: Fighting Greece’s plastic trash problem April 6, 2018 / April 6, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Dressed all in black and preparing his diving gear with loud zips and clicks, George Sarelakos looks like he’s part of a Greek naval operation ready to storm an island or take down smugglers. He’s not — but he and four other volunteer divers do have a challenging mission: Clearing the plastic trash from the […] Read more » Plastics News
