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
Exposure to a chemical found in plastic containers is linked to heart disease, scientists said on Wednesday, confirming earlier findings and adding to pressure to ban its use in bottles and food packaging.
Pune Three weeks after the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) decided to ban plastic bags below 50 micron, the city has not seen any substantial rise in the supply of its alternative
Tuticorin: Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has allotted a sum of Rs. 4 lakh to eliminate plastic use in the district, according to Collector G. Prakash. In the first phase, the district administration would tie up with Corporation for analysing the activities to be carried out within the corporation limits, he said while addressing the media.
Mumbai Giving a major boost to the campaign against plastic carrybags in the city, 27 restaurants from the plush Khar and Bandra areas
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had plans to curb the plastic bags menace that date back to 2008. The civic body had asked the state government to make a provision for stringent action to discourage the manufacturing and circulation of plastic bags.
Mumbai Following the clampdown on illegally manufactured plastic bags below 50 microns, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is planning to ban large scale import of plastic bags into the state.
The Himachal Pradesh government's effort to get the state rid of environment pollutant plastic seems to be yielding results as about 1381 quintal of such waste was collected from across the region during a week-long special drive.
Mumbai: A proposal for total ban on the use of polythene will be discussed during a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) meeting on Saturday.
S Saroj Kumar Chennai: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has asked cement units in the country to reduce their dependence on coal and turn towards the use of plastic waste to bridge the supply gap for coal.
Ban on plastic bags in Gurgaon would soon be observed at par with Delhi as the Haryana Government has decided to amend the rule to make it more rigorous.