by admin | Sep 24, 2017 | Pollution, Waste Management
There can’t be an easier way for you to contribute to reducing packaging and plastic pollution than by using reusable plates and utensils. Even in a country like India which has not become super consumerist, I find that on many occasions at homes and offices, folks...
by admin | Feb 23, 2017 | Waste Management
On the side of the fourth Faecal Sludge Management Conference in Chennai this week, Praveen Prakash, Joint Secretary in the Union Urban Development Ministry, announced that a draft of National Urban Faecal Sludge and Septage Management Policy will be implemented first...
by admin | Dec 21, 2016 | Pollution, Waste Management
Mangalore based entrepreneur Ashwath Hegdehad, with his company Envigreen Biotech India Private Ltd in 2016 in Bengaluru, has come up with 100 per cent environment friendly and biodegradable bags. “The EnviGreen (EG) bags are 100 per cent organic, edible and...
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | MSW, Pollution, Recycling, Waste Management
EAI had been studying the bioplastics industry for the past few years and in the recent past we had the opportunity to look at the sector, in India and worldwide at close quarters. Based on these, we have put together an exclusive team to provide strategic and market...
by admin | Nov 18, 2016 | Innovations, Pollution, Waste Management
Can we make plastics out of plants? Of course yes! That is indeed what the domain of bioplastics is all about. Bioplastics is a long and fascinating topic. Here are the nice folks at the Cleantech Guide providing a concise overview of bioplastics and its applications....
by admin | Nov 18, 2016 | Recycling, Waste Management
One way to reduce plastic pollution is to replace it/substitute it with an equivalent alternative that do not pose the same environmental threats as does plastic. Is there such a substitute available? Well, bioplastics is a contender to the throne. But how good a...