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
Government plans for a 5p charge on single-use plastic bags, intended to discourage their use, have been sharply criticised by MPs for not going far enough. The influential environmental audit select
While the banned polythene is still merrily finding its way into the district and ending up in heaps of garbage, clogging drains or littering forest floors, polystyrene, commonly called thermocol, has
The US secretary of state, John Kerry, launched a new global effort on Wednesday to save oceans “under siege” from over-fishing, plastic pollution and climate change. Kerry said he hoped to build momentum
Southampton-based plastic manufacturer Biome Bioplastics has released ground-breaking research that demonstrates the feasibility of creating low-cost, high-performance bioplastics using lignin derived
Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Sunday that he says gives Illinois the distinction as the first state in the nation to ban the sale and manufacture of soaps and cosmetics containing microbeads. Synthetic
A campaign has been launched to make the Chitwan National Park (CNP) a plastic bags free zone. The campaign was launched on the occasion of the World Environment Day, said Park Spokesperson, Tikaram Poudel.
Expressing concern over the use of polythene bags harming the environment, Secretary (Housing and Environment) Sanjay Shukla said that urban bodies and Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB)
The Lahan Municipality is to ban the use of plastic bags at town area. The municipality is known as the main business hub in the Sagarmatha zone. At an orientation organised by the Lahan Municipality
The United Nations is teaming up with top sailors to conduct scientific research in remote areas of the oceans during a nonstop race around the globe. UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
<p>When sea ice forms it scavenges and concentrates particulates from the water column, which then become trapped until the ice melts. In recent years, melting has led to record lows in Arctic Sea ice