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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China Kicks Off Drive To Stop Plastic Bag Habit
China Sunday became the latest country to declare war on plastic bags in a drive to save energy and protect the environment. Under new regulations, flimsy bags under 0.025 millimetres thick are banned and shopkeepers must charge for carrier bags. Those found breaking the law face fines and could have their goods confiscated. Shoppers in downtown Beijing and in Internet chatrooms seemed largely sympathetic to the idea. China, which goes through 3 billion plastic bags a day, is increasingly aware of the damage to the environment caused by its breakneck growth.
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China Kicks Off Drive To Stop Plastic Bag Habit
China Sunday became the latest country to declare war on plastic bags in a drive to save energy and protect the environment. Under new regulations, flimsy bags under 0.025 millimetres thick are banned and shopkeepers must charge for carrier bags. Those found breaking the law face fines and could have their goods confiscated. Shoppers in downtown Beijing and in Internet chatrooms seemed largely sympathetic to the idea. China, which goes through 3 billion plastic bags a day, is increasingly aware of the damage to the environment caused by its breakneck growth.
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Reduce-Reuse-Recycle
Reducing the impact on mother earth of excessive emission of greenhouse gases is identified today as a priority by all nations. Since it is little droplets of water that go to form the wide and mighty oceans, what we as individuals and households do to reduce these emissions will well be what will determine the survival of the planet we live in, in the future.
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Exporters should adopt eco-friendly manufacturing processes - ITI
There should be enough recognition for industries that do their production according to eco-friendly standards. So far no method has been implemented to recognize and reward these industries, he said.
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Energy implications of bottled water
As bottled water use continues to expand around the world, there is growing interest in the environmental, economical, and social implications of that use, including concerns about waste generation, proper use of groundwater, hydrologic effects on local surface and groundwater, economic costs, and more. A key concern is how much energy is required to produce and use bottled water.
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Civic body eyes project to make fuel out of plastic waste
Pune City anchor: Rudra Environmental Solutions to set up plant in Dhankawadi; will duplicate it in all 14 wards if successful Up against a mountain of plastic waste in its jurisdiction even after a ban on use of plastic bags below 50 microns in thickness, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is planning a pilot project to convert plastic to fuel.
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Corp to produce crude oil from plastic waste
KOCHI:  The preparation of the draft plan for the second phase of development of the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant has been completed. <p>According to the plan, the civic body will construct a unit to produce crude oil from plastic waste and a substation to generate electricity from the waste in the second phase of expansion.</p>
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Plastic waste can yield diesel now
Biotech, a Thiruvananthapuram-based institution, which is engaged in bio-waste management and non-conventional energy generation programmes, has acquired an innovative technology for generating diesel from plastic waste. The technology developed in Austria is being promoted in India by the TVS Group.
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Phasing out PVCs
europeans will continue to be exposed to significant levels of dioxin caused by the disposal of scrap cars, despite a proposed legislation agreed by the European Union ( eu ) Commission. The
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Buckling under
South Africa waters down proposed ban on plastic