On June 23, 2018, Mumbaikars from the Thakur village in Kandivali, performed last rites and organised an official funeral for plastic items to mark the day the Maharashtra plastic ban came into effect.
Through Corporation Commissioner of Thoothukudi, these kids sent back all the plastic wrappers of food products they'd consumed in two weeks back to their respective manufacturers.
Setting an eco-friendly example, Maharashtra government has made it compulsory for the state PWD to use plastic waste for road construction and repair.
The proprietary chemical developed by the research group is an organic chemical based on olefins. It helps bind the polymer and fibre materials to form the composites.
Scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with breaks every two hours, the team began the first day by cleaning up the school playgrounds and retrieved over 100 bags of trash.
Starting with a core group of 24 team members, the Beach Please drive now gets around 100 volunteers every week, who come down to the beach and pick up trash.