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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Plastic ban
the Delhi government will soon ban the use of plastic bags for carrying foodstuffs. The decision has been taken in the wake of Lt-governor Vijay Kapoor issuing a notification for the same. But
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Plastic woes
Goa battles against the plastic menace<br>
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Thin is ugly
Plastic bags should be at least 100 microns thick says the government in Goa
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Selective handling
india / waste management starting from August 2001, only biodegradable waste from the residential and commercial complexes of Mumbai will be managed by the Brihan-Mumbai Municipal
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Healing plastic
Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, have developed a self- healing plastic that could be useful in repairing cracked plastic items and in recycling plastics. Most
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Self destructing plastic
A biodegradable plastic is now available for wrapping
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Plastic problem
A ban on recycled plastic in Delhi will have little effect
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Biodegradable plastic: Alternatives exist
A recent discovery that may alter the character of plastic trade
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Toxic mall
Instead of curtailing use of plastics, the Delhi government sets up a new market
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Sweet smell of death
Chemicals from cosmetics, adhesives and plastics can disrupt hormone function and cause birth defects