Plastic overshoot day report 2024
Plastic Overshoot Day marks the point when the amount of plastic waste generated exceeds the world’s capacity to manage it, resulting in environmental pollution. In 2024, the global Plastic Overshoot Day
Plastic Overshoot Day marks the point when the amount of plastic waste generated exceeds the world’s capacity to manage it, resulting in environmental pollution. In 2024, the global Plastic Overshoot Day
The latest Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011, announced by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) in February came under sharp focus at a meeting of plastic manufacturers, social activists and civic officials held in the city on Wednesday. The new rule states that plastic bags less than 40 microns thick will not be allowed.
The EU Commission is considering a tax or a ban on plastic bags as it tries to cut down on their use and fight pollution. The Commission called for suggestions on Wednesday on how to deal with the billions of bags used in the European Union each year, but which take hundreds of years to decompose. "Fifty years ago, the single-use plastic bag was almost unheard of.
In studies conducted at the University of Gothenburg, a third of the tested plastic products released toxic substances, including 5 out of 13 products intended for children.
<p>JAMMU, Shri Amarnath Barfani Langers Organisation (SABLO) held a meeting at Chandigarh today in which representatives of various NGOs from Punjab, Haryana, J&K, H P, Chandigarh, Delhi and UP also participated. R K Goyal, CEO, Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) was the chief guest on the occasion.
Central Environmental Authority (CEA) Chairman Charitha Herath urged from the public to be careful in disposing Vesak decorations and lanterns made of polythene and plastic without harming the environment and drainage system of the country. He told the Daily News yesterday that a large quantity of polythene is annually collected in urban cities specially in Colombo after the Vesak celebrations.
Centre, Makers Get Two Days To File Reply New Delhi: Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Union government and pesticide manufacturers two days to present cogent grounds to convince it against slapping an interim countrywide ban on the production of the widely used toxic pest killer endosulfan. An SC bench cited the detection of endosulfan
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued contempt notice to the Managing Director, Dharampal Satyapal Group of companies, makers of pan masala brand
SIVASAGAR, Disposal of urban waste such as municipal waste, biomedical waste, industrial waste, e-waste etc has become a big problem in India. Increasing production, consumption and improper disposal of waste have become the main source of pollution in air, soil and water.
Three days time given to traders against using them COIMBATORE: Beginning May 12, the Corporation will ban plastics in the city.
<p>NAGAPATTINAM: The district administration along with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board have issued a communication against use of “throw-away plastics” here during the fortnight-long Kandhuri festival celebrations at the Nagore Dargah.