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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Agency says Gurugram’s plastic waste daily yield only 20 tonnes, experts disagree
GURUGRAM: Of nearly 930 tonnes of trash produced by households daily in the city, only around 20 tonnes is plastic waste, says a private agency hired by MCG for keeping Gurugram clean. However, experts
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Beating plastic pollution in agriculture: World Environment Day special
The application of razor-thin sheets of polyethylene film across farmland began in the 1950s when agronomists noticed that it could successfully moderate soil temperature, limit weed growth and prevent
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Single-use plastics: a roadmap for sustainability
<p>If current consumption patterns and waste management practices do not improve, by 2050 there will be about 12 billion tons of plastic litter in land flls and the natural environment warns this new UN report released on June 5, World Environment Day 2018. It also provides a road map to reduce single-use plastics.</p>
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'Taj Mahal Declaration' adopted to fight plastic pollution near monument
AGRA: Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, Union minister for culture and environment Mahesh Sharma on Sunday administered a pledge to Agra residents for making areas around Taj Mahal, in a radius
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Conrad plea to protect environment
Shillong: Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday said he would walk from his residence to his office on World Environment Day on June 5, observing it as No Vehicle Day as a part of his endeavour
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EU delegation to India to organise series of evnts on World Environment Day
In this year's theme, a conference on sharing best practices on plastic waste management will be held on June 1 at Vigyan Bhawan. The Delegation of the European Union to India and EU member states
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Exploring the potential for adopting alternative materials to reduce marine plastic litter
<p>This report presents a range of alternative approaches and materials that have the potential for reducing our use of plastics for a range of common applications</p>
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The state of plastics: World environment day outlook 2018
The benefits of plastic are undeniable. The material is cheap, lightweight and easy to make. These qualities have led to a boom in the production of plastic over the past century. This trend will continue
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Report on plastic free cleanliness drive
To become a part of World Environment Day 2018, CPCB has taken an initiative of “Plastic Free Cleanliness Drive” in collaboration with EDMC and IPCA in the CPCB premises and adjoining areas, which will
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EU may ban plastic straws, stirs, cotton buds
The European Union (EU) on Monday proposed a bloc-wide ban on single-use plastics such as straws and cutlery while urging the collection of most plastic drinks bottles by 2025. The proposals are part