Trichy: A week after Coimbatore corporation launched starch-based bio bags which are compostable and free of plastics, Trichy corporation has initiated steps to adopt the concept. This could go a long ...

'Eco-plastic bags' are about to get greener with a new process that replaces petrol derivatives with sunflower oil. The new material will make its entry just as vegetable-derived plastic market is set ...

With the Supreme Court coming down heavily on the use of plastic pouches for ‘gutka’ and a number of States banning plastic carry bag, an eco-friendly bio-plastic bag is trying to replace the ...

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MEPs have approved new targets to cut plastic bag use and called on the Commission to investigate the use of oxo-biodegradable plastic carrier bags within the European Union. The targets have prompted ...

PUNE: In a welcome move, municipal commissioner T.C. Benjamin has made the use of bio-degradable bags mandatory for disposal of wet garbage generated by restaurants, eateries, canteens and other fast ...

Coimbatore Smart City Limited, as part of its initiative to promote alternative packaging materials for plastic carry bags, has suggested the use of bio compostible bags to the merchant community in ...