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Multi-layered plastics form 44% of total plastic waste in city: Swach audit
By Namrata Devikar | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON DEC 04, 2020 05:44 PM IST
The audit was a part of a global initiative by Break Free From Plastic to identify producers of plastic waste
IIT Kharagpur researchers ‘develop’ cellulose nano-crystals from cucumber peels for food packaging
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari | Kolkata
UPDATED ON NOV 18, 2020 01:27 PM IST
While single-use plastic is being mostly avoided by environmentally conscious consumers, but such type of polymers still remain in circulation as food packaging items.
Single-use plastic definition in offing/draft ready
By Zia Haq | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 08, 2019 12:04 AM IST
Globally, plastic pollution has stoked an unmitigated crisis, from choking seas to rivers and landfills.
Takeaway meals are putting you at risk of bowel disease
By Soma Das | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JUL 07, 2018 12:19 PM IST
Eating canned foods that are packaged in plastic containers can increase your chances of developing inflammatory bowel disease, says a new study.
Novel patch is able to detect food contamination in real time
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, Toronto
UPDATED ON APR 08, 2018 02:19 PM IST
The patch can be incorporated directly into food packaging, and signal E coli and Salmonella contamination as it happens.
Study links restaurant meals with higher levels of plastic-based chemicals in body
By Asian News International | Asian News International, Washington DC
UPDATED ON MAR 30, 2018 09:42 AM IST
A new study will scare you into cooking your own meals. It says that people who dine out more often, be it in posh restaurants or fast food joints, may be exposed to greater concentrations of hormone-altering chemicals, called phthalates, in their bodies.
