Sustainability & Recycling

Reduce, reuse and recycle for a sustainable future, says PM The launch of Mission LiFE comes a month ahead of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (CoP27), the mega UN climate meet, which will be held in Egypt. Prime…

Recycling waste can generate crores in revenue in India The definition of waste has changed over time. Waste is no longer considered as trash or abandoned material, but as an asset or resource that can generate revenues in crores. It is…

Polyester recycling: Sector largely informal; home furnishing makers in Panipat, Delhi found flouting norms Downcycled products made at Panipat factories cannot be recycled again; are sent to landfills or burned at the end of their…

India ‘getting more mature' in plastics recycling A push for extended producer responsibility policies for plastic waste in India will be a boon for plastics recycling, according to companies at Plastindia 2023. "India will be getting…

Indian Oil Corporation To Recycle 100 Million PET Bottles Annually To Make Staff Uniform IOC is the first Indian firm to directly venture into the recycling of PET bottles. Each set of uniforms will support the recycling of around 28 used…

India gets first automated vehicle scrapping and recycling facility The five-acre facility, set up by M&M through a joint venture with government owned company MSTC, went on stream in April this year If you are looking to get your…

Eco Recycling launches mobile app to collect e-waste for recycling Eco Recycling launched a unique initiative, spearheaded through a downloadable app called BookMyJunk. Book My Junk is a mobile app developed to assist environment…

UFlex sets up plastic packaging recycling lines in India Facility in Noida, India, will process PET bottles and discarded multilayer film. Noida, India-based UFlex Limited has announced it is setting up two washing and recycling lines…

India recycles only 1% of its construction and demolition waste: CSE The rest remains strewn across, in landfills, or in plain sight everywhere, leading to air and water pollution India recycles just one per cent of its construction and…

Colgate India launches ReCyClean, a toothbrush made of recycled plastic Colgate ReCyClean’s bristles are made of plant-based material After its recent launch of recyclable toothpaste tubes, Colgate India said it’s taking the next step…