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
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
Sri Lanka's Central Environment Authority (CEA) yesterday imposed another financial burden on the public by asking them to pay for the polyethylene sacks supermarkets use for bagging the groceries for free of charge normally. At a media briefing held to announce this decision, the Environment Minister and Ultra Nationalist Party, Jathika Hela Urumaya MP, Patali Champaka Ranawaka stated that the decision has been taken to prevent consumers misusing the bags. He said that all supermarket owners have agreed to this decision.
A coalition of five leading supermarket chains announced the launching of a campaign to completely deter the use of plastic shopping bags by their customers from August 1, 2008 with the support of Central Environmental Authority (CEA). Commenting on the initiative, Udaya Gammanpila, Chairman, CEA said, "One of the objectives of the National Policy on Solid Waste Management in Sri Lanka is to ensure the environmental accountability and social responsibility of all waste generators, waste managers and service providers.'
SANGUEM, JULY 27
Bangalore, DHNS: The BBMP spends a whopping Rs 90 crore per year on door-to-door collection of garbage. More than 500 trucks are deployed by BBMP and its contractors, to collect and transport about 3000 tonnes of garbage every day. But the Palike does not have the facility to dispose even half this amount.
By Basavaraj Itnaal, DH News Service, Bangalore: The IT capital is the only city in the country that employs qualified doctors, some of them specialists, to manage garbage. Apparently, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) is yet to wake up to the fact that there is a discipline in engineering called Environmental Engineering. For, Palike does not employ a single Environmental Engineer while it has to collect more than 3,500 tonnes of garbage every day, transport and dispose it at scientific landfills.
Anyone passing through Dadu Majra cannot miss the unbearable stench. Reason: A garbage dumping site is located in the area and garbage collected from the entire city is brought here. And since it is uncovered, the stench that hits a passerby is unbearable. Heavy rains have further added to the misery as the foul smell increases manifold during rains. The solid waste management plant set up in the area has a capacity of processing around 300 to 350 metric tonnes of garbage per day. However, it will take another three months for the plant to start functioning completely.
District Magistrate Mandeep K Bhandari in exercise of powers vested upon him under section 144 Cr. PC has ordered that no person/persons/party shall dump and throw any kind of Mulba/garbage/carcasses/construction refuse etc around Air force compound wall, Civil Airport wall, Panjthirthi to Sidhra bridge, circular road to DC office and Wazarat road. Any person found guilty in the regard would be booked under law.
MARGAO, JULY 22
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on the recommendations of Federal Ombudsman Javed Sadiq Malik has prepared Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for sanitation and solid waste management. The CDA board has approved the SOP developed by the Directorate of Sanitation, according to a press release issued on Tuesday. The SOP is aimed at improving sanitation and solid waste management by establishing a framework for an organised and effective operation on daily basis. The implementation of the ombudsman recommendations are intended to deliver public health benefits to citizens.
The chairman of the state pollution control board (PCB), Mr AN Basu today complained to the chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, about state government-run hospitals not following norms required for the discharge and disposal of medical wastes. Speaking at a programme organised by the PCB to celebrate the World Environment Day, Mr Basu said: "We have set up common medical waste treatment facilities but I have to tell the chief minister that some of the state government hospitals are not adhering to these disposal norms.'