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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SPCB carries out anti-polythene drive
Seizes large quantity of polythene Jammu and Kashmir State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) on Monday carried out a major anti-polythene drive here. A team of SPCB officials headed by Dr. Syed Nadeem
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Kenya plans to host East African Frame-work Agreement on air pollution
NAIROBI, (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Tuesday his country plans to host the East African Framework Agreement on air pollution, building on the Nairobi Agreement of 2008. Kenyatta
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Kenya: Pollution Poses Grave Risk to Kenyans' Lives, Warn Experts
Pollution is still a huge problem despite Kenya receiving praise during last week's third United Nations Environment Assembly for banning plastic bags. Industrial waste, sewage and domestic waste have
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4 countries seek to emulate Kenya’s ban on plastic bags
South Africa, Chile, Oman and Sri Lanka want to follow in Kenya’s footsteps. They announced new measures including plastic bags bans, marine litter and ocean pollution, when their representatives visited
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Four more nations join UN Environment's Clean Seas campaign
NAIROBI: In a major collaboration to make the oceans litter-free, four more countries -- Chile, Oman, Sri Lanka and South Africa -- on Wednesday joined UN Environment's Clean Seas campaign by committing
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Green brigade ensures weddings go plastic free
Coimbatore: A concerted effort is on to enforce the ban on use of plastics in wedding halls. Coimbatore corporation imposed the ban in October and enforced segregation of waste in the halls. A group
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Kenya: 7,000 Delegates to Attend UN Meeting on Solving Pollution
Seven thousand delegates, including heads of state and ministers, are expected to attend the 3rd United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi from Monday until Wednesday. The meeting, according to
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Kenya: Plastic Ban Wins Host Kenya Global Acclaim at UN Forum
Kenya's bold decision to ban the manufacture, sale and use of plastic bags is being celebrated as the country hosts the third United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) conference. The ban, which took
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Why you still see plastics littering streets despite ban
Prices on the black market have almost tripled as traders flirt with jail terms and heavy fines. Plastic bags flourish on black market as businesses struggle to adjust The ban on plastic bags by the Government
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Maharashtra plastic ban stuck over packaging of milk
Packaging of milk is proving to be a major hurdle for the Maharashtra government which is working on a comprehensive ban on plastic bags from next April. As per the draft plan prepared by the state