plastic straws

Priced at Rs 3, these sustainable straws are made from waste papaya stems. The techies have developed a way to process 4,000 eco-friendly straws in a day

The fresh castor straws can be stored in the fridge reused for up to ten times and the sun-dried ones can be reused for a period of six months. Both the types are biodegradable and can decompose within a day.

One free momo if you bring your own container, steel glasses for coconut water and more. How citizens helped vendors switch to plastic-free options without burning a hole in anyone’s pocket

About 50,000 plastic containers are used on a daily basis in the city, and what is worse, about 90 per cent of these show up in biodegradable waste collected by waste collectors.

The state cabinet passed the plastic ban proposal on Thursday, which specifically strikes down on the manufacture and sale of these three common plastic items including bags, straws and disposable plastic cutlery like spoons, cups and plates.