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
In the Campania region, an area in the south of Italy with 5.7 million inhabitants and a production of about 7,900 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day, an emergency situation was created by inappropriate waste management policy and practice. In order to support decisions regarding future solutions for this crisis, reliable, transparent, and impartial strategies and concepts are needed.
Effective life cycle management of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) calls for the separation of end-of-life PVC products at the time of collection not only from other wastes but among different PVC types as well. Information about the flow of PVC products in the economy is important for this purpose.
The biodegradable polymers could be an alternative to the conventional plastic materials. These polymers being biodegradable can be disposed in safe and ecologically sound manner, through disposal processes (waste management) like
Plastic carry bags are still used, alleges MDMK councillor
Migration of bisphenol-A (BPA), the principal monomer of polycarbonate (PC) baby bottles, was investigated using an aqueous migration simulant. BPA was determined in 200 mL water samples using stir bar
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The excessive usage of plastic bags in twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi has become order of the day, resulting in high environmental problems and hazards to human health. The bags are frequently used in the markets by fast food restaurants, fruits vendors, milk provider, convenience stores and other shops.
IT is high time trekking and nature enthusiasts woke up to the environment issues at Tada hills. The area that was once densely covered with trees has started losing much of its sheen because of human intervention.Now, protruding bare rocks welcome visitors. The ongoing construction of a dam has resulted in the clearing of huge swathes of the jungle.
Belatedly though, the state pollution control board has taken an initiative to ensure cost-effective use of plastic waste for road surfacing to help find a lasting and workable solution to the problem of non-biodegradable waste disposal. It will not only bring down the cost of tarring but also enhance the durability of roads because of higher binding strength of plastic.
These rules may be called the Plastics (Manufacture, Usage and Waste Management) Rules, 2009. They shall come in to force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.