As per the global brand assessment conducted under the name ‘Break Free From Plastic,’ Coca-Cola has been named as the worst plastic polluter for the fifth year in a row. The other top three polluters in the list of global plastic pollution are PepsiCo and
In 2019, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to eliminate single-use plastics. The government says that food and beverage makers had years to get ready for this but when it was time to implement the plastic straw ban in India, the companies reacted as if
To strictly maintain the nationwide ban on single-use plastic (SUP) from July 1, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has set up a plastic control room. The purpose of this control room is to strictly monitor how people are implementing the plastic ban and take
To curb the mountain of single-use plastic waste, India has banned 19 single-use plastic items within effect from July 1, 2022. The country has prohibited the manufacturing, import, storage, distribution, sale, and use of certain objects that include plastic sticks, invitation cards, gift wrappings, plastic
To control the increasing plastic pollution in the country, the Union Government of India has decided to ban all units of single-use plastic, including expanded polystyrene and polystyrene. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), a government body under the Ministry of Environment, issued a list
Even though I don’t like plastic, the convenience this non-biodegradable material has offered since its invention over a century ago cannot be denied. And I get the hypocrisy, as we all – even though people advocating the shedding of plastic – use it inadvertently and
The single-use plastic bottles are one of the main trash sources in many public areas and beautiful national parks. Around 40 percent of the yearly plastic waste in the environment is due to single-use plastics and packaging materials. To ensure that plastic waste doesn’t ruin
Ocean plastic conjures up the perceived image of single-use plastic bottles and bags, however, discarded fishing nets contribute to a huge proportion of ocean plastic. An estimated 640,000 tons of fishing nets are discarded annually. In a bid to reduce that number, Samsung Electronics has
Manchester City fans will have an unusual new snack option when they return to Etihad Stadium for their first Premier League home game of the 2021-22 season. Manchester City now offers “edible coffee cups” to its fans as part of food and beverage overhaul. The
In 2019, the Indian government decided to ban some single-use plastic items from October 2, on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The ban was to enforce on plastic bags, cups, plates, straws, small bottles and certain types of sachets in the most polluted