Over 11 million metric tons of plastic finds its way into oceans annually, waging irreparable harm on some 800 ocean species.(1) It’s estimated that a whopping 95% of plastic packaging is single-use.(1) One way to address the problem is by upcycling ocean-bound plastic to give single-use waste a secondContinue Reading
Tom Idle Published 9 hours ago. About a 5 minute read. Image: Lucro Sponsored Content / This article is sponsored by Dow. The region continues to face waste challenges. But with the right solutions, Asia-Pacific has a huge opportunity to turn the tide — finding more value in post-consumer plasticContinue Reading
With the economy recovering post the Covid-19 pandemic there has been a significant shift in the way Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) buy, sell and operate. While a lot has been written about the B2C e-commerce boom in India, it is B2B e-commerce that is silently turning the wheelsContinue Reading
Largest ever assessment of self-reported data shows companies are ready to disclose on biodiversity, sending a powerful signal to negotiators ahead of COP15 [1] Of the 8,850+ companies who received the biodiversity-related questions, more than 7,700 (87%) chose to respond, as CDP collects biodiversity data for the first time Almost halfContinue Reading
It’s interesting what the first flush of profitability can do to a company’s ambitions. Bengaluru-based Forus Health took 12 years to become profitable, much of its earnings deriving from sales of its proprietary eye screening devices, including among the world’s most advanced tools for detecting retinopathy in premature babies. TheContinue Reading
Hilal Ezgi Toraman, Virginia S. and Philip L. Walker Jr. Faculty Fellow in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering at Penn State. Credit: Penn State University Turning plastic waste into useful products through chemical recycling is one strategy for addressing Earth’s growing plastic pollutionContinue Reading
Plastic pollution is a growing global menace. Between 2010 and 2020, the global production of plastics increased from 270 million tonnes to 367 million tonnes. Every year, more than 12 million tonnes of plastics end up in the world’s oceans, with severe consequences for marine life. When macro plastics degradeContinue Reading
Imagine taking heaps and heaps of earth-polluting, unusable plastic waste and actually transforming it into something constructive?Plastic pollution is a proliferating and increasingly overwhelming problem. By 2040, estimates indicate that as much as 710 million tons of solid plastic waste will clog up the earth’s ecosystem, in oceans, rivers andContinue Reading
Kanika Ahuja, founder of Lifaffa, recalls visiting a landfill as a young child. “I wanted to climb what I assumed was a small hillock. I saw many other children from the area play there. However, I was forbidden from doing that. I was told that I would either hurt myselfContinue Reading
The downside of ocean plastic waste is its ever-expanding volume. But there is good news, too, and it’s often ignored. As new recycling technologies come online to address the mounting problem of plastic waste in our world, start-up firms around the globe are focusing on repurposing ocean plastics. Plastic isContinue Reading
