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
Pollution
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Use and Reuse
Wastepaper today meets one third of the world s fibre demand
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in the dock
An Alabama jury found international company Monsanto liable for decades of pollution in a small US town named Anniston. The verdict has opened the door for millions of dollars of claims against the
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The rate of waste
Water and wood fibre are the most misused resources
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Profits nose dive
The period between 1992-93 to 1995-96 was the boom time for the Indian pulp and paper mills. According to The Stranger , published by Greenpeace, the mills enjoyed a profit range of
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Silent killers
WHAT has been a source of sustenance for years has suddenly become: bane for the tribals of Bastar, Madhya Pradesh. They are being slowly poisoned through contaminated tubewells in the region.
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What should be done
Some key actions for the sustainable growth of the pulp and paper industry
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CATALYTIC CLEANING
While scientists debate whether electric cars are environmental saints or sinners, New Jersey-based Engelhard Corp has invented a catalyst that may turn gas-guzzlers from air-foulers into clean-up
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Pulp takes a beating
The construction of two controversial eucalyptus pulp mills on the Argentina-Uruguay border has been halted to resolve a diplomatic crisis over environmental safety. The presidents of the two
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Paperworks
Overall environment health of the pulp and paper industry is far from healthy Inefficiency in resource use plagues the industry
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South Africa
The residents of Aloes area of Port Elizabeth city, South Africa, will no longer live in the vicinity of a hazardous medi cal waste incinerator and one of country's largest waste sites. For years the