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New ideas at Sustainable Clothing and Textile Recycling Conference New ideas and suggestions emerged at the recently concluded Sustainable Clothing and Textile Recycling Conference in Coimbatore. The third edition of the one-day B2B…

How to Get Started on Community Recycling A gated community on OMR on what went to selecting vendors and the role of children for such events In March, when House of Hiranandani Upscale in Egattur organised ‘RRR’ (reduce, reuse and…

Recycling Of EV Batteries in India: Opportunities and Challenges Battery recycling is a crucial aspect of the overall EV industry, and with high projected growth, it is anticipated that many opportunities will be available in this sector.…

LyondellBasell, Shakti Plastic Partner to Build Mechanical Recycling Plant in India The companies say they estimate the plant will get started in 2024 and is intended to process postconsumer rigid packaging. Chemicals and refining…

Reduce. Reuse. And Then, When All Else Fails, Recycle. A municipal waste worker turns away another shipment of recycled materials littered with greasy pizza boxes and broken glass, sentencing this waste to slow death in a landfill without…

Plastic-Munching Bacteria Offer Hope for Recycling Our lakes, rivers and oceans are increasingly clogged with plastic, plus trillions of microscopic fragments thereof, from all the useful and disturbingly durable products made possible by…

How are Plastic Pet Bottles Recycled into Clothing? Since the UN General Assembly designated June 5 as World Environment Day, it has served as a platform to raise awareness of the issues that we and our environment are facing. Whether it…

Waste-to-Energy Plants Have Mostly Failed in India – And Yet Governments are Building More Many countries, realising the limitations of such plants, are shifting focus to reducing waste and segregating at the source. On June 13, the…

Recycling Solar Panels Needs Boost from Indian Policymakers Only around 10% of photovoltaic waste gets recylced globally while the rest ends up in landfills Solar energy plays a huge role in shift to renewable energy, but there's a…

The Need for Denim Recycling and its Challenges Denim is one of the most common fabrics used in today’s world. Since huge volumes of denim jeans are produced and consumed annually, the environmental concerns associated with their…