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
Traders in Tirunelveli district still use them: Collector Since the traders across the district are still using and selling the use-and-throw non-recyclable non-degradable plastic bags and cups despite the ban that came into effect on June 1 last, District Collector R. Selvaraj has warned that the district administration would take all-out efforts and stringent measures to impose the ban completely and seize the banned products from the sellers.
The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board is vexed over the rampant burning of household trash in personal backyards in complete violation of instructions from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Pollution control experts say that when household garbage is burnt, Dioxins, a known carcinogen, associated also with birth defects, are released into the air we inhale. Dioxins are impossible to be removed from the food chain since these are Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxins (PBTs) which enter plants through air and water, then cattle and poultry, and finally, humans.
Agartala: In a bid to manage the growing Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), including thin plastic carry bags, leading Agartala based non-government research organisation ARPAN has planned to set up plasma gasification plant. Followed by a three-day seminar-cum-workshop and round table discussion on management of MSW and alternative use of plastic carry bags, ARPAN vice-president D Daschoudhury said here today that the agenda had been set for turning waste into wealth.
The Boomika project is part of the Suchitwa Varsham 2011-12 programme. Along with the campaign ‘My City My Pride,' it aims to rope in students to make Kochi a cleaner and greener place. In Bhoomika, students collect plastic from their homes and drop them in waste bins placed at schools. This will be taken away by Kochi Corporation workers, and later recycled.
Government invites suggestions from stakeholders concerned The government has invited suggestions from stakeholders concerned for formulating a State environment policy, B.V. Ramanaa, Minister for Environment, said on Tuesday. Participating in the World Environment Day celebrations here, he said the National Environment Policy 2006 had laid out the vision for State-specific policies.
New Delhi: Mother Dairy, the largest milk supplier in NCR, announced on Tuesday that it would sell loose milk in different parts of Delhi and NCR through eco-friendly vans called ‘Kamdhenu’. The announcement,
GUWAHATI, June 4 – To mark the World Environment Day tomorrow, leading cement brand Topcem today announced free distribution of one lakh non-woven eco-friendly carry bags in the city. It would set up free
The Corporation will launch a series of novel programmes in connection with the World Environment Day on Tuesday. The highlight will be the anti-plastic and eco-friendly campaign ‘Bhoomika’ organised by the civic body. Several private agencies will join hands with the civic body to take the environment-friendly initiatives forward. These agencies will carry out ecofriendly initiatives as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.
Pazhayar, the lifeline of Kanyakumari district, has lost its pristine glory owing to renovation work not having been carried out in the river for the past several years. The river is polluted and encroached, and the check-dams along with sluices are damaged in many parts owing to negligence by the authorities concerned. The early Kings of Venad were conscious of the potential of Pazhayar which originates from the forested area of Surulacode, carries small streams from Mahendragiri peak and flows through Thovalai and Agastheeswaram taluks.
MUMBAI: Central Railway (CR) has banned the sale of food items packed in plastic wrappers or non-bio-degradable material at its Jan Ahar centres at CST. CR plans to sell food items like peanuts, grams,