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
Himachal Pradesh
TAMBARAM: The Department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply has put in place a novel initiative to recycle plastic waste and in the process earn a little money. Under the project, plastic waste such as cups, sheets, use-and-throw polythene bags among many others generated from 10 municipalities in the Kancheepuram district are collected, stored and then sold in an auction. Official
The Punjab government on Friday decided to ban polythene bags, which have a thickness not less than 30 micron, from May 1 across the state. The cabinet, in a recent meeting, felt that after polythene was banned in New Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh, there has been a substantial improvement in the environment, said an official spokesman.
Chandigarh Taking a cue from neighbouring Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Chandigarh, Punjab on Friday imposed a complete ban on polythene bags in the state. The ban would be imposed from May 1 has been ordered under the Punjab Plastic Bags (Manufacture, Usage and Disposal) Control Act prohibiting the manufacture, disposal and usage of polythene bags from virgin plastic of thickness not less than
The plastic ban will be strictly implemented in Kalasa hobli from Saturday. The plastics of all kind is banned in Kalasa, Hornadu, Idakini, Samse, Marasanige and Thotadur Gram Panchayat limits, informed Moodigere Tahsildar. He said, the plastic less than 40 microns thick has been banned across the nation. However, we have decided to ban all kind of plastic usage in Moodigere.
New Delhi: The blanket ban on metallic and plastic pouches for pan masala and gutkha since March 1 seems to be having no effect on the sales figures. In fact, retailers are raking in the moolah by charging more than the printed price without using paper pouches, and buyers are not complaining.
New Delhi: Environmentalists on Tuesday welcomed the Delhi government's decision to impose a blanket ban on manufacture, sale, storage and usage of plastic bags in the capital . In a move to make Delhi plasticfree, chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday announced a blanket ban on plastic bags under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
NEW DELHI: Environmentalists on Tuesday welcomed the Delhi government's decision to impose a blanket ban on manufacture, sale, storage and usage of plastic bags in the capital city. In a move to make Delhi a plastic free city, chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday announced a blanket ban on plastic bags under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
New Delhi: With its earlier efforts failing to put an end to use of plastic bags in the city, the Delhi cabinet on Monday passed a bill to do away with the very root of the problem. It banned manufacturing of plastic bags.
Cabinet approves blanket ban on sale, storage and usage The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved a blanket ban on manufacture, sale, storage and usage of plastic bags under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi Municipal Council and Delhi Police would be instructed to strictly enforce the ban.