The non-woven bags that you have been using, thinking that they are an eco-friendly alternative to plastic bags, contain polypropylene (a form of plastic), a study published on Thursday has revealed.

Even though the ban on single-use plastic has been put in abeyance, Delhi has started changing its shopping habits. Fearing fines and challans, mid-scale markets like Sarojini Nagar, Lajpat Nagar and ...

A spike in the use of non-woven bags made of polypropylene fabric and sold under the tag of ‘cloth bags’ in Ernakulam seems to have hit efforts to shift to eco-friendly carrybags following the ban on ...