Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Parthiban J Sholavarma Vs The District Collector, Kancheepuram & Others dated 10/11/2023. The application sought a direction to Apollo Tyres Limited to stop the improper or illegal disposal of the HDPE PP/carbon jumbo bags as per law …
Plastic producers and users including Shell, ExxonMobil, LyondellBasell, Chevron and P&G; are investing US$1.5 billion over the next five years to fight plastic waste, with a focus on Southeast Asia. The alliance claims this is the most comprehensive effort yet to end plastic waste. A coalition of the world’s biggest …
A project to recycle plastic waste was launched on Tuesday January 15 in Douala by a non-governmental association known as Eco collect in collaboration with an Italian partner known as Echo Polistirolo. Speaking during the at the project site in Bonaberi, the director of ECO Collect, Rodrique Ngonde, said the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Joshi Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 02/01/2019 regarding plastic polythene bags being used by shopkeepers in Vasant Kunj, Massodpur and Mahipalpur markets. NGT directs Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to look into the matter and take appropriate …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mohd. Salim, Secretary, Delhi Vikas Manch Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 05/12/2018 regarding plastic bag manufacturing activity being illegally carried out at Wazirpur, Delhi for the last 40 years creating poisonous pollution in the area. NGT directs Delhi …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satish Kumar Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/12/2018 regarding shifting/closing of industrial activities falling under category ‘F’ of the Master Plan of Delhi, 2001. Aggrieved by the inaction in that direction, petitions were filed in the Delhi High …
Amid mounting concerns over the impact of plastic on the environment, Nestlé India, the country’s largest foods company, has started a returns programme for its flagship product Maggi noodles. Consumers can exchange 10 empty packs of Maggi noodles for one fresh packet at retail shops. The programme has started at …
Freedom Island is drowning in garbage. The last coastal frontier in the Philippine capital provides refuge to migratory birds and a thick mangrove forest there serves as a natural typhoon barrier for millions of city dwellers. Yet empty plastic water and soda bottles protrude from the sand, tattered clothes and …
The number one issue for British shoppers in the next decade will be to reduce packaging and use more recyclable materials, according to new research. For perhaps the first time, the public puts environmental considerations around plastic waste above the price of goods when shopping. The research, carried out by …
France plans to make bottles produced with recycled plastic cheaper than bottles made from virgin plastic and will further tighten regulation on plastics use, a government minister said. Junior Environment Minister Brune Poirson told the “Le Journal du Dimanche” (JDD) weekly that the government also plans to increase taxes on …
The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) - a coalition comprising Coca-Cola Nigeria Ltd., Nigerian Bottling Company, Nestle Nigeria PLC, Seven Up Bottling company and Nigerian Breweries Plc, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Transportation, to rid the state's waterways …
But most are still in the early stages of creating waste management strategies and passing laws needed to implement them. According to the Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., more than half of the world’s plastic waste can be found in five Asian countries: China, …
Millions of tons of waste plastic from British businesses and homes may be ending up in landfill sites across the world, the government’s spending watchdog has warned. Huge amounts of packaging waste is being sent overseas on the basis that it will be recycled and turned into new products. However, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satish Kumar Vs. Union of India & Others dated 20/07/20118. The matter relates to two writ petitions filed before the High Court of Delhi which were transferred to NGT. One petition was filed by Mr. Satish Kumar resident of village …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 17/07/2018 regarding dumping of plastic waste in River Ashwani Khud in in Himachal Pradesh which had supplied drinking water to the city of Shimla till last year. …
The information was released Wednesday to Angop by the chairman of the National Waste Agency (ANR), Sabino Ferraz. Sabino Ferraz said the measure results from the high degree of pollution caused by these products, by obstructing drainage channels, rainwater ditches and residual waters. According to him, obstruction of drainage channels …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kudrat Sandhu Vs Govt. of NCT & Others dated 22/02/2018 regarding management of plastic waste. Report has been submitted before NGT by the Central Pollution Control Board prepared by Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology on the degradation of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 27/10/2017 regarding landfills in Delhi. The Commissioner of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation, Special Secretary of Urban Development and officers of Fire Department gave assurance to the Court …
Microplastic contamination has been found in tap water in countries around the world, leading to calls from scientists for urgent research on the implications for health. Scores of tap water samples from more than a dozen nations were analysed by scientists for an investigation by Orb Media, who shared the …
