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
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Frame law to ban plastic: HC to Bihar
PATNA: The Patna high court has directed the Bihar government to formulate a law to ban the use of plastic bags across the state. A division bench of Chief Justice M R Shah and Justice Ravi Ranjan on
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Bio-based plastics can reduce waste, but only if we invest in both making and getting rid of them
With news that companies like Starbucks, Hyatt and Marriott have agreed to ban plastic straws, it's a fitting time to consider the role of plastic in our daily lives. Plastics are an often overlooked modern
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Palestinian fisherman makes environmentally-friendly boats from plastics
35-year old Palestinian, Muath Abou Zeid made a fishing boat from hundreds of plastic bottles and it was abandoned on the coast of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. But for the past two weeks, the father of
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Grama sabhas stress on plastic eradication
Madurai: Residents were urged to make environmental friendly products and adopt traditional practices to eradicate plastic during the special gram sabha meetings held in villages in the district. Special
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UP government bans manufacture, sale and transport of all plastic, thermocol items
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday imposed a blanket ban on the manufacture, stocking, sale and transport of all plastic and thermocol items, an official said. The ban on disposable cups,
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How ban on plastic bags inspired innovators to create eco-friendly alternatives
Nearly one year since Kenya imposed a plastic bags ban, the country’s streets are cleaner, waterways are clearer and plastic bags are slowly becoming a thing of the past. The implementation of the new
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Environmental Protection Agency Calls on Water Producers to Comply with Regulations
Paynesville – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has embarked on a two-day workshop for packaged water producers. It is aimed at creating awareness on the EPA’s regulations on safe drinking water.
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New Zealand to ban single-use plastic bags
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand uses "hundreds of millions" of single-use plastic bags each year, many of which end up harming marine life New Zealand became the latest country Friday
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Government considering ban on microbeads after Gauteng drinking water is found to be contaminated
The government has set up a task team to look at imposing a total ban on microbeads – the tiny plastic beads used in cosmetics, toothpaste and sandblasting. This comes after a Water Research Commission
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Beware, plastic could be in everything you eat
PANAJI: The overall impact of environmental pollution caused by every bit of plastic we carelessly discard has long been documented, but its hazardous effects on soil and threats to food security are yet