Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
A caterpillar commercially bred for fishing bait has the ability to biodegrade polyethylene Scientists have found that a caterpillar commercially bred for fishing bait has the ability to biodegrade polyethylene. Polyethylene plastics, the toughest and most used item have become environmental nuisance globally and frequently found clogging up landfill sites …
Environment secretary Judi Wakhungu has announced a looming ban on use of plastic bottles to curb environmental pollution. The move will now require water bottlers and manufacturers of soft drinks and juices to find alternative packaging material. Prof Wakhungu two months ago gazetted a blanket ban on use of plastic …
The sight of overflowing heaps of plastic waste at Gioto, the largest dump in Nakuru County, in Kenya's Great Rift Valley, was an eyesore that turned photojournalist James Waikibia into an environmental activist. Knowing plastic was a national problem, he decided to look beyond his hometown of Nakuru, seeking a …
RABAT, Morocco - Moroccan authorities have seized more than 420 tonnes of plastic bags in the year since the entry into force of a law prohibiting their use, the government said Wednesday. With the legislation dubbed "zero mika", or zero plastic in Arabic, Morocco became one of the first countries …
The Kenya Bureau of Standards will cancel licences for companies manufacturing plastic bags ahead of the ban on September 1. Managing director Charles Ongwae said the Ministry of Environment had given deadlines that will be implemented to the letter. “The National Environment Management Authority will be implementing the legal notice, …
While circulation of plastic bags for secondary packaging in Kenya is expected to cease in August, consumers are already looking forward to adoptable alternative befitting their daily activities. Plastic bags with or without handles used for commercial and household packaging will no longer be manufactured or imported into Kenya thereby …
THERE is an international movement toward plastic bags ban since their negative effects on the environment has been proved in numerous studies worldwide. Rwanda is one of the countries that have already banned plastic bags, ‘walking the talk’ on its environmental protection and sustainable development push. The government banned the …
Tanzania has joined the list of African countries that have banned the import, manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol contained in plastic bags. The government announced the ban on Wednesday (March 1, 2017), with the dual objective of protecting youth and the environment. The decision, which has been announced for …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Prof. Ravindra Bajarang Shinde Vrs. The Principal Secretary, Environment Department & Others regarding management of non-biodegradable garbage in Madhya Pradesh. Counsel appearing on behalf of the MPCB submits that they will be placing an elaborate statement …
Plastic pollution threatens to wipe 7.4 per cent off the value of Sydney homes in areas where litter is apparent, a new report shows. The report, released by Boomerang Alliance, found that if just 5 per cent of 1.6 million homes in Sydney neighbourhoods are adversely affected by litter, the …
Arusha — The bill to control polythene materials within East African Community (EAC) member states - Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi - which was floated during the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) sessions of Arusha last August, resumes this week. Apparently, after the recent sessions in Zanzibar, the Arusha-based …
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) members are headed for a major showdown as Rwanda pushes on with its bid for a total ban on use of polythene bags in the region. The EAC Polythene Materials Control Bill, 2016 moved by Rwanda's Patricia Hajabakiga tops the agenda of EALA's two-week …
Scrap tires have been on environmentalists' blacklist for decades. They pile up in landfills, have fed enormous toxic fires, harbor pests and get burned for fuel. Scientists trying to rid us of this scourge have developed a new way to make synthetic rubber. And once this material is discarded, it …
The Government is being urged to order a complete ban on microbeads in cosmetic products to halt the damage caused to marine life by plastic pollution and its knock-on effects on the environment and food chain. A cross-party environmental audit committee report demands cosmetics companies be prohibited from using plastic …
Plastics and other debris can harm marine wildlife and can leach harmful chemicals into the ocean. Does that mean your seafood might be carrying these hazards, too? Should you be concerned about plastic and other human debris in your seafood? A study published in the journal Scientific Reports last September …
The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) has highlighted the findings of a new study by Trucost, a leading environmental research organisation, that finds the environmental cost of using plastics in consumer goods and packaging is nearly four times less than if plastics were replaced with alternative materials. The study …
The stern directive of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) totally prohibiting use of polythene bags and plastic material as well as their sale in and around Brahma Kund, Har-ki-Pauri, is being openly flouted during the ongoing Kanwar yatra. Local traders and vendors are openly selling and using plastic material, polythene …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Money Goyal & Akash Seth Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 18/07/2016 regarding discontinuation of use of SMC/non-degradable plastic material. Counsel appearing on behalf of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India submits that …
Plastic waste found on the beach at Sarstangen on Prince Carls Forland, on the west coast of Svalbard, Norway. Plastic dumped into the seas around the UK is carried to the Arctic within two years, scientists have revealed, where it does “extreme harm” to the fragile polar environment. Marine plastic …
Like dinosaur bones, the fossils of our modern era — CDs and DVDs — are often piled in forgotten heaps and buried underground. But these rounded relics are made of polycarbonates, a common plastic that decomposes in landfills and leaches toxic chemicals into groundwater. Scientists in IBM Corp.’s research division …
