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Road ways made of Plastic waste - Truth or Not ? As you all might be aware that the biggest challenge of this century is been the disposal/ replacement of plastic & how to utilize the plastic waste in eco friendly way. Plastic is amongst the biggest thread for recycling & it had lead to many problem to living species on earth. But  now the revolution has begun to resolve  the disposal of plastic waste in the best eco friendly manner & one man  Photograph: Kamala Thiagarajan/KT Mr Dr Rajagopalan Vasudevan aged around 73 ,   dean and professor of chemistry at the the Thiagarajar College of Engineering in the South Indian city of Madurai (TN) is the master mind behind this concept. Basically named as The Plastic Man of India, has been honoured with the 4th highest civilian award of India - Padma Shri , for his marvelous achievement in reusing the plastic waste in a very unexpected & useful way. To understand the pro...
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Best Method for Composting  !! Manual or Automatic  ❓ Composting is the natural biological process of converting the house hold organic waste into to enriched compost which is widely used in the farming as natural fertilizer. It is carried out in aerobic condition( in the presence of air). Black Gold , as called by the farmers usually because it helps to grow the normal farm land in to rich cultivating farm land. What all can be composted ? The wet waste which is generated in a every household can be composted, following things can be composed : What to Compost Items Not Suitable for Composting Vegetable waste Fruit waste Freezer-burned fruit, vegetables Old spices, dried-up herbs Potato peelings Stale bread Stale potato chips Nut shells Watermelon rinds Egg shells Coffee, filters & teabags Cooked rice Paper napkins & paper towels Seedless weeds Leaves Grass clippings Wood chips, saw dust Shredded papers Hous...

CSR towards Waste Management

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CSR towards Waste Management You would glad to know that when the amendment was made in April 2014, India became the only country in the world to make CSR mandatory. The amendment notified in the Schedule VII of the Companies Act advocates that those companies who fit in any one of the following criteria shall earmark 2 percent of average net profits of three years towards CSR. 1)      Net worth of US$73 million (Rs 4.96 billion) or more. 2)      An annual turnover of US$146 million (Rs 9.92 billion) or more. 3)      Net profit of US$732,654 (Rs 50 million) or more during a financial year. Maharashtra itself generates approx. 23,450 MT MSW everyday of which around 7,543 MT is processed & treated in eco-friendly manner i.e. 32.17% the overall percentage of treatment. Even though waste management & disposal features 3 rd on the list of Swachh Bharat’s objectives but still the number of companie...
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Alternate to Plastic bags is here - Bio Degradable Bags !! As you all would be aware that recently the Maharashtra has banned the usage of plastic in the state and became the 18th state to do so. The ban has kept he all the people around the state in buzz as to what all has been banned & what not? Also the alternate to the usage of plastic is not clear to people, we over here have found few of the solution for the ease of the people. 1) OXO Bio - Degradable Bags. 2) Compostable Bags. 1) OXO Bio - Degradable Bags -  Material to which a metal-based additive is added to accelerate degradation by sunlight (UV), heat and / or mechanical stress. This first degradation results in small fragments, often invisible to naked eye, that could be biodegraded in a second degradation phase. OXO Biodegradable bags are made by blending pro - degradant compound during the extrusion  process which upon continuous exposure to heat ultra violent ra...
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Ocean Plastic Waste to Shoes/T-Shirts/Sunglasses ? YES IT POSSIBLE💯 !!! Its a   NO secret that the OCEAN if filled with the plastic debris all around the world & no corner is left without it. A simple walk along any coast in the world & you would be viewing huge thrive of plastic in various forms & size littering all around the coast. Its not only creating an impact on human life but also on the Marine life to a huge extent. You would be surprised to know the fact that every year around " 8 Million Metric Ton" of plastic gets accumulated in the ocean and this figure is said to raise 10 folds if not action is taken now. http://time.com/3707112/plastic-in-the-ocean/ All the aquatic animal are in danger either through direct or indirect manner of their food chain. Mostly the ones who are in danger due to plastic waste are following:- 1) Sea Turtles 2) Seals & Sea Lions 3) Sea Birds 4) Fish 5) Whales & Dolphins 1) Plasti...