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Struktol: Recycled plastics get a permanent performance upgrade. By - Recycling Today Struktol Co., a member of the Germany-based Schill + Seilacher family of companies, has come a long way from serving the tire and rubber industry. The company’s expansion and expertise in plastics have enabled it to innovate additives that elevate the performance of polymers, including recycled plastic. |
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A PET answer to reduce pain and fever. By - Bobby Bascomb Why just fight pain and tackle fever when you can save the planet in the process? That’s probably the question that led researchers to use genetically engineered microbes to transform a molecule obtained from Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) into widely available pain and fever reduction medicines, such as Paracetamol and Dolo. |
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Peak Nano: Nanostructured plastics, an enhanced source for power. By - Peak Nano Peak Nano, a US company, has developed new capacitor technology with multiple thin films of layered polymers to enhance the performance and extend the lifetime of high-voltage capacitors, which addresses the need for crucial electrical infrastructure. |
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Plastic’s versatility paves an eco-friendly path for plastic waste. By - TOI Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) have joined hands for a green initiative that aims to reduce plastic waste and enhance road durability with the help of 3D block-shaped textiles called Geocells, which when filled with soil or demolition waste can be used to pave roads. |
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Plastic waste is the greenest ingredient for paver blocks. By - Ramakrishna Badseshi While everyone grappled with the menacing plastic waste situation, the Wadi Municipality in Kalaburagi district had an idea. The municipality partnered up with Revive Waste Management, a local NGO, to launch a joint venture to produce colourful paver blocks and tiles using plastic waste collected in the town. |
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That’s all for now. Issued in public interest by Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment,
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