Plastic pollution is perhaps one of the biggest environmental issues of our time. Besides causing the disruption of ecosystems and posing threats to wildlife, it also threatens human health. The core causes of plastic pollution include improper waste disposal and their immense use in individualistic applications. Every year, billions of tons o...
Millions of tons of plastic waste have piled up in oceans, rivers, and landfills annually. It is a significant environmental problem with long-term ecological impacts from harming marine life to greenhouse gas emission contributions. Recycling plastics is a better way to address this by saving natural resources and energy and reducing pollutio...
HDPE is one of the most versatile and widely used plastics around the world, with known strengths and durability, coupled with its resistance to moisture. It is a thermoplastic based on petroleum and has a specific molecular structure that gives it a high strength-to-density ratio. It is both lightweight and strong, making it a great material ...
“Among all kinds of killers, time is the ultimate because time killseverything.” – The Bhagavad Gita The more we wait and deliberate on taking decisive action against plastics waste, the more we risk losing. In the last three years, I have witnessed the Indian government, the plastics industry, global investor...
Increasing scarcity of global resources and rising environmental concerns bring forth the transformative approach in producing, consuming, and disposing of goods offered by the circular economy. Moving away from the traditional linear model of “take-make-dispose,” a circular economy is looking forward to the design of products and ...
Introduction Global plastics production has surged over the past 70 years and is expected to reach 34 billion metric tonnes by 2050. Globally, packaging is and will remain the largest application of plastics. Flexible plastic packaging is the fastest growing plastic packaging category. This growth can be attributed to ...
Today, in a world increasingly mindful of the environment where manufacturers decide between recycled plastics versus virgin plastics, each of them has its strengths and weaknesses, affecting cost, quality and sustainability. In this article, we will discuss some of the important factors that can help businesses to optimize their decision maki...
