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
Plastics
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Singapore, this new service gets rid of single-use plastic from takeaways
Revolv, a new container rental service, is launching in Singapore and could help cut single-use plastic from food and drink takeaways, the fastest growing source of plastic waste in the convenience-minded
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No single-use plastics in Puducherry from March 1
Traders threaten to go on agitation Emulating the example set by Tamil Nadu, the Puducherry government on Sunday announced a total ban on manufacture, sale and storage of single-use plastics in the
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Drive launched against rampant use of plastics
Office-bearers and activists of various organisations launched a coordinated movement against degradation of environment due to irrational use of plastics. Ahmedgarh SDM Dr Poonam Preet Kaur inaugurated
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AAI bans single-use plastic items at 16 airports; more to follow suit
NEW DELHI: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has banned use of single-use plastic items at 16 of its airports across the country. This means air travellers will not get any single-use plastic items
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Fight against plastic brings out EPS mettle
Chennai: Seven months ago, when the Edappadi K Palaniswami-led AIADMK government announced the decision to ban sale and use of ‘use & throw’ plastics from January 2019 not many gave it a serious consideration,
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Morocco Amends Law on Banned Plastic Bags, Adds Measures for Seizure
The government introduced amendments to the law banning plastic bags. Moroccan consumption of the raw material used in manufacturing plastic bags dropped by 50 percent since 2015. Rabat – The Government
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Plastic ban: Rs. 53,500 collected in fines from five zones in city
Civic body officials seizing plastic coated items from a restaurant in North Zone in the city on Wednesday, as part of the exercise to collect banned plastic goods. On Day Two of the State Government’s
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Questions over plastic ban enforcement
Trichy:The plastic ban enforced by the state government from Tuesday has led to a cacophony among traders and public alike as there is no clarity about its enforcement so far. As the stakeholder departments
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The plastic packaging plan: achieving zero waste exports
A new report on how to eliminate plastic waste from the environment by a UK think tank has been informed by a diverse portfolio of UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) research and innovation experts. The report
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Ooty shows the way for plastic-free 2019
Year 2019 is upon us. And tomorrow onwards, there will be a complete ban on single-use disposable plastic across Tamil Nadu. While this initiative may be just making inroads into some parts of the state,