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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Stemming the tide: putting an end to plastic pellet pollution
The building blocks of almost all plastic items on the planet are little lentil-sized petrochemical-derived pellets, called nurdles, that are melted together and shaped to create larger plastic products.
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India’s waste-to-energy paradigm
India's Waste-to-Energy Paradigm: A policy, environmental and social perspective is an earnest effort into objective, scientific, and environmentally conscious analysis of waste-to-energy technology and
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The role of development co-operation in tackling plastic pollution: key trends, instruments, and opportunities to scale up action
Plastics leakage to the ocean and, more broadly, the environment has become a pressing issue for many developing countries. While a number of development co-operation initiatives with a focus on tackling
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The plastic life-cycle
<p>India’s petrochemical industry is adding to the burgeoning problem of plastic pollution in the country. But instead of dissuading, the Centre is encouraging it, a new report by Delhi-based think-tank, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has said. The production of polymers (plastic) by the petrochemicals industry is on the rise, as is consumption, according to The Plastic Life-Cycle.</p>
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Report filed by the Union Territory of Lakshadweep regarding compliance of municipal solid waste management rules, 2016, 15/11/2022
<p>Affidavit filed by the Union Territory of Lakshadweep regarding compliance of municipal solid waste management rules, 2016.</p> <p>Solid waste generation in Lakshadweep islands is 18 tonnes per day
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Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board report on plastic waste management, 02/11/2022
<p>The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) in its report to the NGT, November 2, 2022 said that there are no non-recyclable multi-layered plastic sachets or pouches or packaging producers existing
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Leaving no one behind: how a global instrument to end plastic pollution can enable a just transition for the people informally collecting and recovering waste
This report provides an overview on the importance of the Informal Waste and Recovery Sector (IWRS) for ending plastic pollution. It outlines how the current negotiations towards a global instrument to
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding ban on single use plastic in religious places of Bhaderwah, Doda district, Jammu & Kashmir, 19/10/2022
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Joginder Singh Thakur Vs U.T. of Jammu & Kashmir dated 19/10/2022.</p> <p>The applicant, Joginder Singh Thakur an advocate of High Court of
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Report filed by the Jammu & Kashmir Pollution Control Committee regarding disposal of plastic waste in tourist hotspots at high altitude places, Jammu & Kashmir, 13/10/2022
<p>Report filed by the Jammu & Kashmir Pollution Control Committee in the matter of Joginder Singh Thakur Vs UT of Jammu & Kashmir.</p> <p>The complainant said that during various metals and events
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Analysis of the plastic waste value chain in India: a scoping study
Plastic waste accumulation and inadequate disposal are global issues that are especially problematic for countries with large and growing populations and long coastlines, such as India. This report provides