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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The Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2021
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on September 17, 2021 ha issued the Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2021 to further amend the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.
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Plastics: the cost to society, environment and the economy
The lifetime cost to society, the environment and the economy of plastic produced in 2019 alone has been revealed at US$3.7 trillion, more than the GDP of India according to a new report by Dalberg commissioned
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Impacts of plastic pollution on freshwater aquatic, terrestrial and avian migratory species in the Asia and Pacific Region report
This study identifies the impacts of plastic pollution on land and freshwater migratory species protected by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). The CMS report
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Draft Plastic Waste Management Bye-laws, 2021
The Department of Urban Development on August 13, 2021 has issued Draft Plastic Waste Management Bye-laws, 2021 for National Capital Territory of Delhi for Management of Plastic Waste. These bye-laws shall
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Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide its notification dated 12th August 2021 has published the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021 which has proposed to ban the manufacture,
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Order of the Supreme Court regarding use of PVC and chlorinated plastics for banners/hoardings during elections, 12/08/2021
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of W. Edwin Wilson Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/08/2021.</p> <p>The matter related to use of PVC and chlorinated plastics for banners/hoardings
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Telangana government report to the NGT on compliance with waste management rules, 27/07/2021
<p>First quarterly status report for the year 2021-22 (April 2021 to June 2021) on the compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 by the state of Telangana with the directions of the National Green
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Plastic Recycling Decoded
Plastics have become an omnipresent part of the everyday life of billions of people. Properties like low cost, low weight, durability, and barrier tendency have gradually raised the demand for plastic
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Addressing single-use plastic products pollution using a life cycle approach
The report ‘Addressing Single-use plastic products pollution, using a life cycle approach’ has been released by UNEP, just ahead of UNEA5. The report summarizes the key conclusions on the environmental
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Impacts of COVID-19 on single-use plastic in Europe’s environment
The COVID19 pandemic is having immense effects on societies across the world. It has caused millions of deaths worldwide and challenged our health systems and economies. The pandemic - and responses to