We’ve all made that choice — usually reaching for the paper bag, feeling like we did something good for the planet. It’s biodegradable, natural, guilt-free… right? But what if that choice is more about keeping your conscience clear than actually helping the environment? What if the carbon footprint, water use,...
Driven by mounting consumer demand for sustainable products and tighter regulations on plastic use, the global recycled plastics industry is on track to nearly double—from roughly $69.4 billion in 2023 to an estimated $120 billion by 2030, growing at an 8.1 percent annual pace . Major markets such as packaging,...
Elima is pioneering a “landfill-free future” by providing integrated waste management solutions. Since launching in 2022 with an e-waste recycling facility in Hyderabad, the company has rapidly expanded, using technology and data-driven insights to help businesses eliminate waste from their supply chains. In this interview, Abhishek Agashe, Co-founder & CEO...
In this episode of the Food Frontiers series, India Business and Trade engages with Anand Chordia, Director of Technology and Innovation at Suhana Pravin Masale Wale, who aims to drive sustainability and innovation in the F&B sector. Under his leadership and guidance, Suhana has embraced net-zero emissions, zero waste, and...
A collaborative study conducted by the India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA) and Accenture, titled “Pathways to Circular Economy in Indian Electronics Sector,” has highlighted that there exists a substantial prospect to generate $7 billion in revenue within India’s electronics sector by 2035 through the adoption of circular business models....
A circular agriculture model has benefits that are not just environmental but also on both a micro- and macroeconomic level. The UNCTAD estimates that applying circular economy principles to the development of the Indian food system could create annual benefits of ₹3.9 lakh crore (US$ 61 billion) in 2050. One...
Amit Shah, Joint President for Flexible Packaging Business at UFlex, elaborates on how the company quickly bounced back on its operations and delivered benchmark product innovations to fight the pandemic like the six-layered N95 mask, Flex Protect PPE coverall. Going forward, he expects the momentum achieved in the first quarter...
• All global efforts to cut down on the use of plastics were put on a halt with the onset of COVID-19. • According to UNICEF, during Q1 2020, the UN delivered over 6.4 million gloves, 1.8 million surgical masks, and 1 million gowns to countries across the world. Thanks...
Sourabh Manuja, Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), opines that though, there are numerous advantages of plastics in this pandemic era, we must not forget the consequences of growing plastic pollution on land and environment. Nevertheless, the solution is not to move towards ‘plastic less’; rather we should move...
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