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
For more than 50 years, global production of plastic has continued to rise. Some 299 million tons of plastics were produced in 2013, representing a 4 percent increase over 2012. Recovery and recycling,
Some bird species that used to migrate to Maharashtra have not been spotted for several years and others are on the brink. Conservationists will have to think of practical solutions for their protection,
CHENNAI: An estimated 5 lakh visitors and hundreds of unauthorised hawkers turned Marina Beach into a dumping ground, leaving behind more than 50 tonnes of plastic, paper and wet waste on three days of
The Diamond City is set to have its own plastic treatment plant to dispose of over 200 metric tons of daily plastic waste. This comes at a time when the city already boasts of a tertiary plant that treats
EVERY year, Kenyan shoppers tote home more than 100 million plastic bags. About half of those bags end up in landfills and clogged drains, according to the International Journal of Current Research.
KATHMANDU, JAN 15 - The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MoSTE) has decided to ask all government officials not to use polythene bags in their day-to-day life. During a follow-up meeting
State government will implement a ban on polythene bags after civic polls. It would take another six weeks to implement it, state counsel told National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday. State counsel
The Central pollution control board (CPCB) has directed the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) to shut down those plastic manufacturing units in the state that produce carry bags having a thickness
Here we demonstrate that bisphenol A (BPA) exposure during a time point analogous to the second trimester in humans has real and measurable effects on brain development and behavior. Furthermore, our study
She has been an inexorable force in sustaining the battle against litter. From galvanizing the Walled City residents to give up plastic to turning Khanpur apartments into a near zero-waste zone, Phani