Tag: plastics
How did we live before plastics were invented?
Category: Biopolymers, Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Materials, Moderate, Solid WasteAuthor : Admin September 15, 2016
It was not long back that a person asked me at a conference: How did we live before plastics? Or perhaps the person meant “How could we have lived before plastics?”. Either way, I liked th...Read more
Can waste plastic be converted to oil?
Category: Moderate, Profession, Solid WasteAuthor : Admin September 3, 2016
While plastic pollution can, to a certain extent, be taken care of through reduced plastic usage and through recycling, it still leaves out a good amount of plastic waste to be taken care of. What ca...Read more
Can all plastics be recycled?
Category: Management, Materials, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin September 3, 2016
With plastics, specifically disposable plastics, creating significant harm to the environment the world over, a number of measures are being attempted to mitigate such pollution. One of these measures...Read more
Can I burn plastics to generate energy? Is this an eco-friendly idea?
Category: Advanced, Management, Profession, WasteAuthor : Admin August 29, 2016
Plastics are everywhere. Plastics are useful. We cannot imagine our modern, comfortable life without plastics. But plastics are also a pain. Once disposed, they just don’t subtly slink away like...Read more
Do bioplastics really work as a substitute for conventional plastics?
Category: Advanced, Biopolymers, Lifestyle, MaterialsAuthor : Admin August 29, 2016
What are Bioplastics? Bioplastics, which refer to plastics manufactured from plant sources, present a feasible alternative to petroleum-based, conventional plastics. Status of Bioplastics The biopl...Read more
What are the most practical avenues to decrease plastic pollution?
Category: Basic, Biopolymers, Lifestyle, ManagementAuthor : Admin August 28, 2016
Plastic is everywhere. A good number of disposable plastic items pollute our land and water, and we all wish to something about this. But what? While you will hear numerous ideas of how to decrease p...Read more
What’s Wrong with the World? Land, Water & Air Pollution
Category: BasicAuthor : Admin May 10, 2016
Who isn’t familiar with pollution? But there are many aspects of these that we do not know. I am providing a short primer here. Land Pollution When we think of land pollution, we usually visual...Read more