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
Companies should come clean on the harm plastic microbeads in their products is causing to marine life, says environment committee chair Microbeads used in face scrubs end up in oceans where they are
After recognising its adverse health effects, the government has now dismissed its own lab reports to conclude that the evidence against plastic is insufficient The Union government has scripted a U-turn
As much as 86 tonnes of tiny pieces of plastic known as "microbeads" are washed into the environment in the UK each year from exfoliating scrubs, research has warned. A Parliamentary research paper looking
Hubballi: Plastic bags are still freely being used in the city, with no action being taken against fruit shops, vegetable shops and roadside tea stalls which are defying the ban. With stern action against
Three long-haul flights of approximately 10 hours each can generate up to one tonne of waste Here is something to think about the next time you take a long flight. Three long-haul flights of approximately
Chemicals commonly found in plastics and fungicides may be weakening children's teeth by disrupting hormones that stimulate the growth of dental enamel, says a study. For the study, the researchers
Customers prefer mineral water to boiled water,they say Among the decisions that the city Corporation took on Friday to control plastic waste in the city is one which could cause some worry to restaurateurs.
The committee found that not a single system exists at present wherein municipal bodies collect, segregate and transport all kind of plastic waste including thermoset plastic. On the directions of the
Visakhapatnam: Despite repeated appeals from residents and the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), burning of plastic waste continues unabated in the city. Ironically, civic workers themselves
Biodegradable plastic does not mean a perfect solution to ocean waste problems, according to an environmental scientist. A United Nations environmental scientist warned the public that biodegradable plastics,