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Insects the efficient plastic decomposers
Insects like Galleria mellonella, Corcyra cephalonica have potential of fast and eco-friendly plastic decomposers. This result in ethylene glycol production which use in gas purification. After 4 to 7 months…
Reality check – plastic our daily companion
The exponential increase in human population over the past few decades has paralleled global surge of plastic production and consumption. This ensuing an ever increasing menace of plastic pollution swathing…
Plastic pollution threatening aquatic life
Freshwater fishes are now the most threatened set of marine life. Most of the threats to freshwater fishes along with other freshwater biological diversity is habitat modification, destruction, overfishing, forestry…
Plastic Money and Digital Transactions trending in Pakistan
Adoption of digital transactions in Pakistan has seen a 17% growth YoY during 2016-17 as per annual performance review from State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The credit goes to mobile…
Pakistani scientist found plastic eating fungus to combat garbage problem
Plastic eating fungus has been found in garbage dump of Islamabad, Pakistan claimed researchers. Researchers have found a species of fungus, known as Aspergillus tubingensis that feed off of plastic. This…
Ridge and Furrow with Plastic Mulching: AStep Ahead forSemi-aridRain-fedAgri-produce enhancement
Semi-arid or sub-humid zones are characterized by low erratic rainfall of up to 700 mm per annum, periodic droughts and different associations of vegetative cover and soils. Inter-annual rainfall…
Pakistan Plastic Show pulls huge visitors
STAFF REPORT LHR: The three-day Pakistan Plastic Show 2016, which attracted around 60,000 visitors at 65 local and international stalls, has recently #xD;
The show imparted…
Pakistan Plastic Show pulls huge visitors
STAFF REPORT LHR: The three-day Pakistan Plastic Show 2016, which attracted around 60,000 visitors at 65 local and international stalls, has recently #xD;
The show imparted necessary information…
Catalytic conversion of waste plastic bags into electricity using nanotechnology
THE EFFECTS of plastic bags on the environment are really quite devastating. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), between 500 billion to a trillion…
Plastic bags affecting environment
STAFF REPORT KHI: Masses in Pakistan should reduce pollution in the environment at least with their minimum efforts by discouraging the use of plastic bags which are not only dangerous…
Plastic bag makers playing role to save environment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Hundreds of companies from all over Pakistan have joined hands with the d2w for greener Pakistan. The d2w is a leading brand of Symphony Environmental UK in…
Non-degradable plastic bags banned in Islamabad to protect environment
Paras Ali
THE GOVERNMENT has imposed ban on manufacturing, import, sale and use of non-degradable plastic bags and other plastic products in the…
Environment unfriendly plastic use
MAN-MADE PLASTIC has been a boon in many ways and has countless uses, but it is also an environmental time-bomb waiting to explode. These plastics do not decompose easily and,…
Environment unfriendly plastic use
MAN-MADE PLASTIC has been a boon in many ways and has countless uses, but it is also an environmental time-bomb waiting to explode. These plastics do not decompose easily and,…