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  Recycle industry at verge of bankruptcy as shipments stuck at ports, charges build up

  Business | May 11, 2020 22:24 IST

  Once-booming material recycling industry has come to a standstill after the lockdown, bringing thousands of traders to the brink of bankruptcy as they face mounting levies from shipping liners and freight stations for stuck containers

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  Coronavirus: COVID-19 virus stays for 3 days on plastic and stainless steel

  Health | March 21, 2020 21:02 IST

  People may acquire the coronavirus through the air and after touching contaminated objects and this is the reason new cases are soaring globally.

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  Mumbai-based artist creates mosaic portrait of Shivaji Maharaj using plastic beads

  News | March 12, 2020 10:58 IST

  An artist and animation professional has created a portrait of Shivaji Maharaj on his birth anniversary.

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  Bouquet with plastic wrapping 'costs' civic official Rs 5,000

  India | December 09, 2019 17:16 IST

  A civic official in Maharashtra's Aurangabad city, who went to greet the new municipal commissioner on taking charge on Monday, ended up receiving a Rs 5,000 fine as his welcome bouquet had plastic wrapping. 

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  Single use plastics: Source, impact and control of microfibres

  Lifestyle | October 16, 2019 19:11 IST

  More than 60 per cent of clothing in use these days includes synthetic fabrics, and that market share is growing fast, adding on to pollution caused by microfibres.

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  Meghalaya Durga Puja committees urged to shun plastic

  India | October 03, 2019 10:37 IST

  The Central Puja Committee (CPC) of Meghalaya has issued an advisory to all the Durga Puja committees in the state asking them to shun the use of plastic during the festivities.

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  IIT Delhi successfully produces diesel from single-use plastic

  Science | September 26, 2019 16:35 IST

  Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mission to eradicate plastic use, Nagpur's Uma Diwedi has successfully converted single-use plastics and other such junks into diesel.

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  5 plastic items you can get rid of from your house

  Lifestyle | September 17, 2019 22:43 IST

  Plastic is dangerous and it is in your hands how you can protect yourself and the future generations from the harmful effects. Start ditching these 5 plastic products from your household and see the difference.

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  Microplastics are harming drinking our water: Study

  Health | September 10, 2019 13:45 IST

  Researchers have found plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles, causing potentially catastrophic consequences for human health and our aquatic systems.

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  Amazon India aims to eliminate single-use plastic packaging by June 2020

  Business | September 04, 2019 13:29 IST

  Amazon, which is locked in an intense battle for market leadership against Walmart-owned Flipkart, said less than seven per cent of the packaging in Amazon fulfilment centres (FCs or warehouses) now is single-use plastic in nature.

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  Shocking! Dead whale found washed up in Philippines with 40kg of plastic in its stomach

  Trending | March 19, 2019 12:06 IST

  The images of the dead whale show endless piles of plastic bags from the inside of the animal. The biologists who conducted the autopsy said it was the most plastic they have ever seen in a whale.

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  Plastic chemical affects ovarian function: Study

  Health | February 15, 2019 8:38 IST

  The researchers believe their findings are particularly relevant since there are implications for both foetal and women's health. 

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  Don't use single-use plastic for LS poll preparations, Environment Ministry asks states, UTs

  January 22, 2019 14:14 IST

  Expressing concern over the rise in the amount of plastic entering oceans and seas, the secretary said marine litter is harmful for marine ecosystem, bio-diversity and potentially human health and there was need for a strategic approach to manage plastic waste.

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  Researchers develop new process to make 'sustainable' plastics

  Lifestyle | December 26, 2018 6:30 IST

  The new study could revolutionise the world's efforts to clean the oceans, without affecting arable land and without using fresh water. 

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  Plastic in salt we consume? IIT Bombay's startling revelation in new study

  Science | September 03, 2018 19:48 IST

  The two-member team of the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, who conducted the study, found 626 microplastic particles in the tested samples.

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  Kajol: We should say no to plastic

  Entertainment | June 22, 2018 21:02 IST

  In an event, Kajol was seen urging people to not to use plastic and save the environment.

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  Ban plastic in campus premises, UGC directs universities

  India | May 19, 2018 14:36 IST

  The commission has also asked varsities to conduct networking activities on mass awareness on disposal of plastic and cleanliness drives under the Swachh Bharat Mission in municipalities.

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  Caution! The plastic water bottles which you re-use are having more bacteria than a TOILET SEAT!

  Lifestyle | June 28, 2017 14:45 IST

  Reusing plastic bottles? Think about it again as it might have more bacteria than a toilet seat!

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  To protect cows, Madhya Pradesh govt bans plastic/polythene bags from May 1

  India | April 11, 2017 17:34 IST

  Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday announced a ban on plastic/polythene carry bags across the state from 1 saying its consumption results in large number of cow deaths.

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  Researchers develop environment-friendly plastic solar cells using food addictive

  Lifestyle | October 03, 2016 10:57 IST

  Environment-friendly plastic solar cells using a food addictive that can be manufactured at room temperature is developed by researchers from North Carolina State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The efficient, semi-printed solar cells