Eco India: Why is India struggling to get rid of its thermocol waste

Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow.

Polystyrene packaging protects fragile goods from damage during transit. Disposal is a problem. Only a handful of Indian companies recycle the special waste. But there is an alternative material made from plant residues with the help of fungi.

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Supervising Producer & Voiceover: Nooshin Mowla
Field Producer & Script: Juhi Chaudhary
Video Editor: Amit Garg (Metro Media Works)
Associate Producer: Ipsita Basu
Director of Photography: Siddharth Subramanian
Executive Producer: Sannuta Raghu


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