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 ...

It's estimated one million plastic bags are used every minute around the world. Some take hundreds of years to biodegrade and harm wildlifeCould "bio-bags" save our ...

The Coimbatore City Corporation on Wednesday launched bio bags that are starch-based and are compostable. Coimbatore Corporation officials display bio bags on Wednesday (TOI photo by J Jackson) “There ...

The governments decision to delay an exemption for biodegradable carrier bags from the levy to be introduced in England has been criticised by oxo-biodegradable bag makers but welcomed by UK ...

Preparation for desludging of the Taumarunui (Hikumutu) Wastewater Treatment Plant is well underway with work on a lined pit for holding three large bio-bags to contain the settling pond sludge almost ...

Biodegradable plastic passes the test under real-world conditions Leftover lettuce, old bunches of flowers, potato peelings, coffee grounds: the average kitchen generates lots of organic waste. This ...

DURHAM — It’s all in the bag. Durham Region’s new green recycling program might not be the best-laid plan according to some area residents and unapproved bag manufacturers. Complaints the approved ...