Company seeks investment to scale its process for converting biodegradable waste into biosecure feed and fertilizer.

Can we simply magic plastics away? That’s the promise of biodegradable plastics – and they are at least part of the plastic waste solution, says Kevin O’Connor of University College Dublin, Ireland.

According to the Urban Development Department, nearly 50 per cent of Maharashtra is urbanised. The state generates about 24,500 tonnes of municipal solid waste daily, of which 50–60 per cent ...