Packaging is everywhere food, grocery, shipments, cosmetics, it is difficult to avoid plastic packaging these days. Since plastic packaging is convenient and reasonable we ignore the effects of plastic on human health. However, local businesses are taking initiative and looking for the green alternatives instead of plastic packaging, these vendors have started using Eco-friendly packaging such as Bio plastic which …
From TRY Desk – Jan 2017
After lot of hard work, research and collaboration with the academicians, artists and thought leaders, TRY has shaped up into something which is receiving welcome notes. Interestingly, everyone wants to see the change or contribute in the best possible way for the issues pertaining to the environment and community; that they feel every day in their lives. The problem is …
Plastic Timeline The Good and the Evil
EARLY HISTORY (1862- 1933) : In 1862, Alexander Parkes was the first person to introduce plastic in the world which was known as ‘Parkesine’. In 1872, American inventor John Wesley Hyatt developed a plastic material called as ‘Celluloid’. However, its flammability prevented its use in the mass production. In the beginning of 20th century, first synthetic plastic called ‘Bakelite’ was …
Plastic Impact on human health
We are incrementally using plastic to each passing year. The plastic with its worst impact on our community and environment is the one that we use and throw, such as water bottles, plastic bags, sachets, pouches or other packaging. Such plastic garbage when comes in contact with soil, air and water, it contaminates them all as it is not biodegradable. …
Waste Management at Your Home
We clean our homes everyday, throw trash into bins and forget about it as it leaves our home. But what leaves your home stays into your environment and your ecosystem. It directly or indirectly impacts the water that you consume, the air that you breathe, and food that you consume. Some thoughtful communities have taken steps towards a healthier environment …
Effects of plastic on Ecosystem
Our ecosystem is a gift from nature to us. It has given us various resources like water, soil, air which makes our survival possible on earth. Unfortunately one of our own discovery of plastic has become a reason to spoil our ecosystem significantly. It has many adverse impact on both living and non-living organisms. Some of them are listed …
Not just Biodegradable, but Compostable
There may be very few thoughtful people who might be caring to dump their trash in the biodegradable trash. Most of the people have this misconception in their minds that if we are using biodegradable bags then it is totally eco friendly. But in most of the cases biodegradable bags are dumped in landfills where in the absence of air …
Choose Tetra Packs for Milk, Go Eco friendly
Gone are the days when milk was supplied by the milkman or packaging was done in glass bottles. But does this mean that we are left with milk in plastic bags only. You can choose tetra packs instead. Tetra packs not only completely recyclable, but they also prevent entry of any germs while preserving the nutritional value. The key element …
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