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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Call to protect environment
PATNA: The Eco Club of Central University of South Bihar (CUSB) on Wednesday organised a series of programmes as part of the Earth Day which was observed across the globe on April 22. A seminar on ‘Reduce
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Flex boards, a cause for concern in Kerala
Even when the government has pledged to follow green protocol and directed all government offices to end the use of plastic products, including disposable glass or plates, the use of flex boards as advertising
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Mumbaikars misuse plastic-specific bins
Dump regular garbage, defeating the dumpsters’ purpose. Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) appeal to citizens to shun plastic seems to be falling on deaf ears. The large bins installed
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Work together to mitigate climate change menace: PM Modi on Earth Day
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to everyone to work together to mitigate the menace of climate change as a way to pay tribute to the environment on Earth Day. Earth Day, a
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Giant plastic 'berg blocks Indonesian river
A crisis of plastic waste in Indonesia has become so acute that the army has been called in to help. Rivers and canals are clogged with dense masses of bottles, bags and other plastic packaging.
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Kenyan campaigners urge firms to support plastic ban to cut pollution
Kenya's young environmental campaigners on Wednesday urged big corporations to support a total ban on plastics in order to reduce pollution of vital ecosystems like water sources. The young campaigners
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Britain to ban sale of plastic straws in bid to fight waste
Britain plans to ban the sale of plastic straws and other single use products and is pressing Commonwealth allies to also take action to tackle marine waste, the office of Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa
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Plastic covers of food packets to be phased out
Known for causing pollution hazards, the multi-layered plastics (MLP), the shiny cover in which many ready-to-eat food, chips and biscuits as well as tobacco products are being sold, will be phased out
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Maharashtra plastic ban: Fourth panel set up to look into manufacturers’ suggestions
The panel will specifically look at suggestions given by plastic manufacturers regarding its production, use and recycling. The decision to form the secretary-level committee was taken at a meeting chaired
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Characterization and engineering of a plastic-degrading aromatic polyesterase
<p>Synthetic polymers are ubiquitous in the modern world but pose a global environmental problem. While plastics such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) are highly versatile, their resistance to natural