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
Plastics
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Bio waste causes concern
Rajahmundry, Dec. 17: Unscientific recycling of used plastic saline bottles has become rampant as the health authorities fail to keep a tab on their pilferage from hospitals to scrap shops in East Godavari.
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Treasure from the trash
K Jayaprakash KOCHI: The plastic mounts at Sabarimala have been a nagging problem for the Travancore Devaswom Board and the state government alike. But, this trash is an invaluable treasure. It can be converted into diesel in the next 5-10 years and till then the waste can be kept in the form of buildings, compound walls, water tanks etc.
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Govt. urged to protect Kotagiri environment
Udhagamandalam: A meeting of green campaigners held at Kotagiri recently urged the district administration and the State Government to ensure that the environment of Kotagiri was protected. Pointing out that Kotagiri was fondly referred to as Little Switzerland on account of its salubrious weather, the meeting lamented that it was fast turning into a concrete jungle.
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Women rake in moolah from plastic waste
Rampant use of plastic products and their haphazard dumping has been a matter of headache not only for the environmentalists but also for those involved in waste management. However, for the women of Sidhhipur in Lalitpur, thanks to their Suiro campaign, waste plastic material is now an eco-friendly source of income.
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Plastic bins come under attack
MARGAO, NOV 24 Even as the Margao Municipal Council is bracing up to handle the tones of waste on scientific lines, a new problem is raising its ugly head and staring at the Civic body. Miscreants
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Hate pollution? Use green bags
The state environment minister, Mr Sailen Sarkar, today introduced biodegradable bags, which would be popularly known as green bags in a sweet shop in front of Writers
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'Pilisaru Pola' programme
The plastic waste management project, "Pilisaru Pola" is scheduled to commence work today (11) at 9.00 am at the Princess of Wales College, Moratuwa. Central Environmental Authority chairman, Udaya Gammanpila and the Moratuwa Municipal Council chairman, Saman Lal Fernando will be present to grace the occasion.
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Plastic bag ban catches Chandigarh units unaware
Komal Amit Gera / Chandigarh November 10, 2008, 0:16 IST Unaffected by the global meltdown, but still in a shambles. This is the plight of the small industries engaged in manufacturing polythene carry bags in Chandigarh.
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Six tonnes of plastics seized
Tirupur: A Corporation team led by Sanitary Inspector S. Elango seized about six tonnes of plastic materials with thickness of less than 20 microns from shops and commercial establishments during raids conducted in the city on Tuesday and Wednesday. Unit
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ATREE's anti-plastic campaign
Rajkamal Goswami ATREE, which has long-term presence and stake in biodiversity conservation of KMTR along with the Tamil Nadu Forest Department has been actively campaigning to reduce plastic use in the reserve and monitor the impact of such a large congregation of people inside the forest for the last three years.