Madras High Court bans 28 plastic products in Western Ghats, imposes fines on tourists, and promotes eco-friendly alternatives.

Indonesia is promoting “reuse” as a key solution to its plastic waste crisis, with civil society and the Ministry of Environment launching a “reuse road map” to mainstream practices like ...

FSSAI investigates plastic use in idli preparation in Karnataka, emphasizing food safety and banning plastic in restaurants.

The Karnataka Food Safety Department has discovered that 52 restaurants across the state were using polythene sheets to prepare idlis, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Thursday ...

Health services have also found dengue mosquitoes breeding in the depressions formed on plastic sheets that are increasingly being placed on roofs to prevent water seepage.

Danish designer Kasper Kyster has showcased Crafting Plastic, a collection of ten furniture pieces constructed through bending plastic sheets by hand, at annual festival 3 Days of Design.

Laundry sheets, an alternative to pods, often come in plastic-free packaging but contain plastic as a top ingredient.

Earth Breeze touts that its Eco Sheets have already diverted over 10 million plastic jugs from landfills and saved more than 25 million liters of water.

Researchers discover ‘plastic rocks’, probably formed from bags and other litter, in a freshwater creek.