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By Opting For Bioplastics, Are You Really Making The Greener Choice?

Anja Krieger 26/07/2019

Not all bio-based plastics are biodegradable, and not all...

A Year On, Plastic Waste Returns to Uttar Pradesh Despite Ban

A Year On, Plastic Waste Returns to Uttar Pradesh Despite Ban

Kanchan Srivastava 17/07/2019

Their easy availability despite the ban indicates that the...

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Over 25 States to Pay Rs One Crore as Environment Compensation for Inaction on Plastic Waste Disposal

The states had to submit action plans by April...

Plastic pollution a water body. Credit: olenalavrova/shutterstock

Plastic Poisons Ocean Bacteria That Produce 10% of the World’s Oxygen

Petra Cameron and Philippa Kearney 25/05/2019

Researchers at Macquarie University found that chemicals from plastic...

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The Dawn of the Age of Plastics

David A. Taylor 25/03/2019

The 1939 World’s Fair was a testament to cork’s...

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How Much Plastic Does It Take to Kill a Turtle? Typically, Just 14 Pieces

Britta Denise Hardesty, Chris Wilcox, Kathy Ann Townsend and Qamar Schuyler 18/09/2018

If we can estimate how much plastic it takes...

Single-use plastic items in a trash can. Credit: kevinkrejci/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Why the War Against Plastics Must Be Unforgiving and Brook No Concession

Diya Deb 05/06/2018

India generates 15,342 tonnes of plastic waste per day,...