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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No plastic, only eco-friendly carry bags at Golden Temple
The SGPC introduced eco-friendly compostable carry bags at Golden Temple from Sunday. This initiative has been taken in collaboration with the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB). SGPC chief secretary
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Ban on use of plastic, thermocol during Char Dham yatra
During the upcoming Char Dham yatra, the Uttarakhand government will ensure the ban on the use of plastic and thermacol on the route is strictly enforced. Garhwal Commissioner and Uttarakhand Tourism
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Bottling up litter for a cleaner environment in Thiruvananthapuram
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Three bagsful of plastic waste and 150 plastic bottles; that’s what three small teams of WWF-India volunteers managed to recover from the Punchakkari wetlands - the capital’s bird hub
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Plastics industry will lose Rs 5,000 crore, 4 lakh will lose jobs: All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association
The association stressed that plastic itself was not a problem, but littering was the real issue that needed to be addressed. Days after the state government enforced a ban on the manufacture, sale
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UK plans plastic bottle charge to tackle pollution
The British government will introduce a charge on plastic, glass and metal single use drinks containers sold in England, the environment ministry said Britain on Wednesday announced plans for consumers
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Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2018
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2018. The amended Rules lay down that the phasing out of Multilayered Plastic (MLP) is
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Maharashtra becomes 18th state to ban plastic carry bags
In case of violation, the manufacturers and users will have to pay a fine of Rs 5,000. Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has imposed a complete ban on plastic carry bags and thermocol cutlery, becoming
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A year on, polythene ban still ineffective in MP
BHOPAL: The ban on plastic carry bags in Madhya Pradesh is just an eyewash. Almost a year has passed since the ‘much-hyped’ ban was imposed by the state government on plastic carry bags but its use is
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More microplastics on Maha, K'taka beaches than Goa: study
Microplastics, one of the carriers of pollution to the marine environment, have been found moreon the beaches of Karnataka and Maharashtra as compared to Goa, according to a scientific study. The microplastics
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Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic
<p>Ocean plastic can persist in sea surface waters, eventually accumulating in remote areas of the world’s oceans. Here we characterise and quantify a major ocean plastic accumulation zone formed