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Australia's Woodside to invest $10 mn in methane recycling firm String Bio

The investment is a part of Woodside's goal to spend $5 billion on new energy and low-carbon services by 2030, in line with a global push for cleaner energy

Manufacturers protest ban on rigid single-use plastics, fear loan default

Industry grouse - 22 products have been banned although they are fully recyclable, while non-recyclable packaging used by FMCG firms have been let off

Alang ship recycling industry fears worker's death may hurt global image

Police case against unit and closure notice are unfair to business facing stiff competition, says association

Coca-Cola India hopes to achieve 100% recycling of bottles, cans in 2-3 yrs

The company through its focus on three fundamental goals -- design, collect and partner -- is laying emphasis on entire packaging lifecycle

Attero to spend $1 billlion over 5 years on battery recycling plants

With the $1 billion investment, Attero is seeking to recycle over 300,000 metric tons of lithium-ion battery waste annually by 2027

Birla's Hindalco Industries plans $2.5 billion US aluminium recycling mill

The new facility will increase Novelis's, unit of Hindalco, recycling capacity to 90 billion cans globally, from 74 billion currently

California sitting on $600 mn in unclaimed can, bottle deposits

California is sitting on a $600 million pile of unclaimed nickel and dime deposits on recyclable cans and bottles and now wants to give some of that back to consumers.

Novelis to build $50 million recycling, casting centre in South Korea

Novelis Inc, a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries, will build a USD 50 million (around Rs 373 crore) recycling and casting centre in South Korea to expand low carbon aluminium production.

Hindalco's subsidiary Novelis to build aluminium recycling plant in US

Once the facility become fully functional, it is likely to generate 140 new jobs in Kentucky.

Waste management-focused Recykal raises $22 mn from Morgan Stanley, others

Waste management-focused startup Recykal on Tuesday announced a USD 22 million (around Rs 162.58 crore) fund raise led by Morgan Stanley India.

Colgate-Palmolive launches toothbrush made of recycled plastic

Colgate-Palmolive has introduced a sustainable innovation to the oral care industry with launching of 100 per cent recycled plastic handle toothbrush.

MERPL to process over 200,000 tonnes of e-waste annually; to invest $25 mn

MTC Group and Exigo Recycling Pvt Ltd (MERPL) is targeting to process over two lakh tonnes of e-waste annually and said it plans to invest USD 25 million (around Rs 183.7 crore) in a phased manner.

Prepare plan for 100% plastic waste recycling: Delhi environment dept

The Delhi Environment Department has asked all municipal bodies to immediately prepare a time-bound action plan to achieve 100 per cent segregation, recycling and processing of plastic waste. The department has also asked the urban local bodies (ULBs) to develop a 'plastic waste monitoring dashboard' on their websites having information about daily generation, collection, segregation, recycling, processing and disposal to landfills by June 30. Every ULB has been directed to constitute a 'Plastic Waste Task Force' headed by their commissioner, and a 'Plastic Waste Management Cell' to closely monitor compliance of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, and single-use plastics. These decisions were taken at the first meeting of the Special Task Force on Plastic Waste Management Rules held on June 8, according to the minutes of the meeting. At the 36th PRAGATI meeting on February 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked state governments to constitute a special task force under ..

Coca-Cola US moves to recycled bottles, aims to shed plastic polluter image

The company responsible for more plastic pollution than any other, according to the Break Free From Plastic Campaign,

RBI tweaks FEMA regulations, gives wings to recycling of aircraft

Till now, export of planes in knocked-down condition was not allowed

Nestle to recycle 100% packaging by 2025 to reduce carbon footprint

Globally, firm aims to become net zero by 2050 via reduced use of water at farms, sustainable packaging and use of green energy at all its 800 plants and warehouses

Covid impact: With airline fleets grounded, recyclers bet on parts boom

Canada's Aerocycle is bidding to buy grounded planes for the first time to dismantle and resell for parts, instead of just recycling aircraft

World Nature Conservation Day 2020: Here's how you can make a difference

Some simple habits to implement in your daily life to make a huge difference in conserving the environment

Politics of recycling plastic

It is reported that prior to the 2018 ban, 95 per cent of the European Union's and 70 per cent of the US's plastic waste collected for recycling was sold and shipped to China

NITI Aayog pushes mandatory use of 25% recycled material in infra projects

Says this will reduce cost without compromising on project quality. It will also establish the tenable use of these materials, in line with global move to promote use of secondary products