Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 ...

The National Green Tribunal has held that plastic pens are covered under Plastic Waste Management Rules and directed the environment ministry to finalise the Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR ...

09/18/2023 An Indian entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu decided that plastic pens were wasteful and created a paper pen. It also contains a capsule of seeds. When the pen is thrown away, the seeds can ...

Made with bamboo, coconut shell and zero plastic “While plastic straws, bags, and bottles are widely discussed, items like pens are rarely mentioned. However, the plastic waste from pens is ...

Edible. And unlike the 1.6 billion disposable plastic pens Americans send to landfills every year, this first-of-its-kind marker won’t leach toxins into the environment when it’s thrown out.

Rather than letting discarded plastic pens contribute to pollution, Nasima has discovered a way to give these writing instruments a new lease on life. First, Nasima collects an ink nip and an A-4 ...

People have lost the habit of changing the refill as pens are available for just Rs 2. In a school with a strength of 1,000 at least 2,000 plastic pens are used and thrown away every week," she added.

The National Green Tribunal has held that plastic pens are covered under Plastic Waste Management Rules and directed the environment ministry to finalise the Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR ...