Sustainability & Recycling

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…

India generates 3.6 lakh million tonnes plastics waste, 50% of it recycled SYNOPSIS The minister also said that the number of registered plastic waste processors under Plastic Waste Management Rules is 1,419. All developed and…

India recycles only 30 per cent of 3.4 MT plastic waste generated annually: Report Synopsis Over a five-year period, the plastic consumption in the country has risen at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7 per cent to 14 MT in…

In Brazil favela, skateboards made of bottle caps promote recycling Each colorful skateboard is made of some 500 plastic bottle caps that are crushed, melted, placed into a mold and then baked in an industrial pizza oven. Each one takes…

Women's Day 2023: Meet Babita Gupta, Bihar's recycling shero set to receive award from President This award will boost the confidence of people who use waste as a 'resource' and a source of income. Solid and liquid waste management is…

How are plastic pet bottles recycled into clothing? The world produces more than 400 tonnes of plastic per year, with the vast majority of products not being recycled. Many brands have recently taken charge of the situation and begun…