New Delhi: Every day in Delhi-NCR, lakhs of milk pouches are emptied, discarded and replaced. While many enter recycling streams, a significant number do not. They end up in landfills, clog drains and litter open spaces, adding steadily to the capital’s plastic pollution burden.Experts describe such waste as “fugitive plastic” — material that escapes formal…
Mathuradaspura Waste Dumping Yard in Jaipur Jaipur: Leachate from plastic waste at Jaipur’s Mathuradaspura waste dumping yard is contaminating nearby agricultural soil and water with elevated levels of bisphenol A (BPA), threatening local crops, a Central University of Rajasthan study found.Researchers from the university’s department of environmental science recorded BPA concentrations up to 770.8 mg/L…
Plastic pollution, biodegradable materials and sustainable manufacturing are becoming major priorities for scientists worldwide, and researchers in the United States may have found a breakthrough solution. Scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston have created a new bacteria-grown supermaterial using bacterial cellulose that is strong, flexible and environmentally friendly. Published in Nature Communications,…
