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Dec 31 2018

Bioplastics: the solution to India’s plastic pollution woes?

Leave a Comment / Environment, Information, No Plastic, Pollution / By SLSV / December 31, 2018 December 31, 2018

For ensuring greater adoption of the biodegradable variant, manufacturers say a major policy push is needed from government to help make it more affordable. Mohammed Ashfaq, managing director of the Bengaluru-based Plastobag Industries, recalls the incident that spurred him to make biodegradable plastics. One day in 2011, when he entered his home, his 12-year-old daughter, …

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Dec 28 2018

Microorganisms used to produce environment friendly sustainable plastic

Leave a Comment / Eco-Friendly, Environment, Information, No Plastic, Pollution / By SLSV / December 28, 2018 December 28, 2018

Scientists have developed environment-friendly bioplastics from microorganisms. scientists have developed biodegradable plastic from microorganisms that eat seaweed which produces zero toxic waste and can be recycled into organic waste. According to the United Nations, plastic accounts for up to 90 per cent of all the pollutants in our oceans, yet there are a few comparable, …

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Nov 13 2018November 13, 2018

#ChildrenForThePlanet: 12-YO Pune Boy’s Innovation Can Rid Our Oceans of Plastic

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Education, Environment, Information, Innovation, No Plastic, Pollution / By SLSV / November 13, 2018 November 13, 2018

ERVIS, Kazi’s first ever innovation, is a prototype ocean cleaner ship that can suck out plastic from the surface of the ocean. There are two kinds of people in the world. The ones who create problems and the ones who solve them. I want to be in the latter category. With these words, Haaziq …

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Oct 29 2018

Green Plates from Paddy Stubble: IIT-D Innovation Fights Pollution While Making Farmers Richer!

3 Comments / ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Education, Environment, Health, Information, Innovation, Interview, No Plastic, Pollution, research, Save Earth, Social Enterprise, Startup, sustainability / By SLSV / October 29, 2018 October 29, 2018

“The most basic fact which causes crop stubble burning, especially paddy straw, is the unavailability of its market. Unlike other agro-residues like wheat straw and bagasse, paddy straw is not used as an industrial raw material or even cattle feed.” Winter is coming, and Delhi is already getting enveloped in the smog that smothers it …

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Oct 16 2018

Interesting eco-friendly move! 150-km national highway stretch to be built from waste materials

Leave a Comment / Brand, Brand CSR, CSR, CSR Reporting, Eco-Friendly, Education, Environment, Health, Information, Innovation, No Plastic, Pollution, research, Save Earth, SLSV Originals, Social Enterprise, sustainability / By SLSV / October 16, 2018 October 16, 2018

In a step towards environment conservation, a pilot project to build approximately a 150-km of national highway using different types of waste materials such as plastic and rubber is being planned. As cities are running out of dumping sites, a spike in generation of plastic waste, particularly single use plastic, has become a major cause …

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