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
More than 20,000 kilograms of plastic carry bags (less than 50 microns) have been seized by various agencies across Delhi as a part of the ongoing operations to effectively implement the plastic ban in
The scale of the world’s current micro plastics pollution problem can’t be overstated. Plastics, and more importantly their nearly invisible half-broken-down remnants, are now everywhere. They’re in the
Wivine Moseka, 40, a widowed mother of four, plants vegetables in the small gardens on her land. Those vegetables are the primary sustenance for her family. "Farming is my life," she says. "I rely on
The plastic waste generated through increased tourism activities in the high altitude meadows here is posing threat to environment, experts here said. According to officials, an estimated 4.1 lakh tourists
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Belgium-based start-up is on its way to making the world a bit sunnier, by printing the first 3D sunglasses out of recycled plastic. The Antwerp-based company w.r.yuma - pronounced
Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in drinking water on five continents - from Trump Tower in New York to a public tap on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda - posing a potential risk to people’s
Single-use plastic bags will be banned in Queensland from July next year after the state parliament passed new legislation on Tuesday night. The state will also have a new container refund scheme, with
The National Green Tribunal, on August 10 reinforced a previous ban on plastic in Delhi. Here's a look at what happened in different states in India. The National Green Tribunal, on August 10 reinforced
The drop-off points for plastic bags are largely empty, a week after the government banned plastic shopping bags and directed Kenyans to discard the remaining ones at designated centres. The drop-off
The National Green Tribunal asked the Delhi government to explore disposal mechanism for the nearly 8,000 kilograms of plastic of less than 50 microns thickness that was seized by authorities following