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
IWST will use nanotechnology to create this unique material for furniture, car interiors Unique material: Test samples of the wood-polymer composites at the Institute of Wood Science and Technology in Bangalore
As part of its drive against the use of plastic bags, the Delhi government has issued showcause notices to eight plastic manufacturing units in the Capital for producing poly bags that exceed the prescribed thickness and size.
S. Annamalai To evolve a process for use of waste plastic to lay roads A Rs. 42 lakh project, to be undertaken between 2009, 2012 Cold process will be highly useful in laying roads in cold regions
CHENNAI: The Indian plastics industry is set to grow at double-digit rates in the coming years due to the presence of a strong middle-class population, and the efficient replacement of other materials by plastics, participants at the International Plastics Exposition (IPLEX 2009) said here on Friday.
Green Commandos, a City-based organisation, along with Green Connect, on Monday kick-started an unique
Ananth Krishnan BEIJING: A little more than one year after a nationwide ban on plastic bags came into force, China has saved the equivalent of three million tonnes of crude oil thanks to a huge reduction in the use of plastic, said a government agency.
Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI: Unable to strictly enforce the ban on use of plastic in the Capital and weed it out of markets and shopping malls, the State Environment Department has warned that strict action will be taken against violators.
Mumbai The Vile Parle (E) vegetable market has become cleaner and greener in the three months since it imposed a plastic ban on itself. Since May, when the public-private trial initiative began, the BMC has noted a significant reduction in plastic wastes in the area since May. This has prevented clogging of drains and resulted in reduced flooding.
Plastics not bio-degradable and hit groundwater table Eco-Friendly: Mayor M.Subramanian distributes paper bags made of recycled paper to shopkeepers on the Marina beach in Chennai on Wednesday. CHENNAI: Close to 1,500 paper bags made from recycled paper were distributed by Mayor M. Subramanian at the Marina beach to spread awareness about the
New Delhi: Despite a January 2009 order against use of plastic bags in main markets, local shops and showrooms, Delhiites cannot seem to give up on this one particular habit. Many of those using these bags claim they are 40 microns or above and are either compostable or bio-degradable.