Take dive into the world of plastic
Focusing on Sustainable Development The word plastic usually brings about the idea of harmful impacts, but there is a lot more to it. Numerous campaigns have been launched and initiatives…
This scientist is giving old phones a second life with her Microfactory
All waste doesn’t need to be discarded. The majority of the world’s annual waste of 2.22 billion tonnes ends up in landfills or open dumps. Waste microfactories, invented by Veena…
IT Engineer Uses Charkha to Upcycle 700000 Plastic Wrappers
Mahatma Gandhi used the charkha, or spinning wheel, as a key weapon in his boycott of foreign-made goods and the promotion of indigenous clothes. A software engineer from Pune is…
Recykal is providing digital support to waste management
Recykal, a digital waste-commerce startup, uses its technologies to promote material movements and transactions across India’s waste management and recycling value chain. It contributes to the promotion of circularity by…
Combining Exhaust Gas from EGR and Waste Plastic Oil in Diesel Engines
A study published online in Sustainability has explored this research area, Introducing an engine concept that runs on plastic waste fuel and recirculated exhaust fumes. Ending the Dominance of Oil…
Perambalur innovators reuse plastic bottles in brick avatar
In Perambalur, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles loaded with plastic bags are the unlikely champions of a sustainable building movement. The ‘eco-brick’ initiative, the brainchild of C. Mithra, secretary of Christian…