Plastic

Sujata says that unless and until any of their guests explicitly mentioned needing a plastic mineral water bottle, they stuck to the glass bottles for serving water.

A fisherman living by the Chombala Harbour in Kerala, it was the amount of plastic found deep in the sea that disturbed KV Priyesh enough to take action.

Kollam native Mohan Kumar has completely phased out plastic bags from his store and only uses cloth bags and now, he wants to take it further.

In 2016, Rita Maker came across a video of women making mats from Walmart shopping bags on the Internet and was immediately inspired.

Scientifically known as Macaranga nicobarica, the species is endemic to Andaman and Nicobar islands, and its leaves are unusually!

Bengaluru generates 4,000 tonnes of waste every day. Don't let your shampoo bottles and milk covers add to that. Give them a new life!

Water cans will be placed outside every hotel, and people are welcome to fill their water bottles, without shelling out a penny.

Bring Your Own Cup (BYOC) challenge calls for residents to carry their own steel glasses, plates or containers instead of using plastic or paper cutlery. And post pictures it on social media with #BYOC.

To commemorate his first year as the President of India, Kovind has also started a plantation drive at the Rashtrapati Bhawan Estate on Raisina Hill and the Rashtrapati Nilayam.

Now, there is no definitive way to prevent microplastic contamination in oceans. But to decrease the contribution of microplastics, here are few materials which we can avoid in our day-to-day lives.