Plastic Waste

In a bid to fulfill its New Year resolution made in 2018 to make Goa free from plastic by 2022, Goa Tourism Development Corporation, a premiere tourism board in India has decided to say no to the use of plastics from its headquarters and hotels ...

Chairman of Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra, shared a couple of pictures on social media, an observant user pointed out the presence of plastic bottles and suggested that to switch to steel water bottles ...

The 'Wall of Hope' aims to spread the message of keeping surroundings clean, has been designed by Subodh Kerkar, Founder, Museum of Goa with the help of more than 50 volunteers from schools and colleges across Mussoorie ...

In a bid to protect the environment and wildlife from the menace of plastic, Sirohi, Rajasthan administration and city Forest Department have decided to ban plastic and declare the Mount Abu area a plastic-free zone on August 15 for which they have started a 45-day campaign to help the people and shopkeepers prepare for the ban ...

UN Environment’s Goodwill Ambassador, Dia Mirza highlights the most ‘sickening’ thing about people taking up the #BottleCapChallenge ...

Aaditya Thackeray urges Mumbaikars to not litter around the city and make it choke with plastic waste ...

Plastic waste can be given a new life if recycled effectively - with this motto, Sircilla in Telangana becomes India's first town to set up eco-friendly street stalls made out of plastic waste ...

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board to ensure the implementation of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 to reduce the amount of hazardous plastic waste being accumulated in the country ...

EcoSigns, a Bengaluru based brand, has come up with an innovation which is 100 per cent bio-degradable and recyclable to beat plastic pollution ...

In a joint declaration adopted during the meeting of Environment and Energy Ministers from the G20 countries, the ministers agreed to create a framework for action with voluntary measures to reduce marine pollution and reaffirmed the commitments made under the Paris Agreement to combat climate change ...

An average person possibly consumes 2000 tiny pieces of plastic that is five grams of plastic which is equivalent to eating a credit card every week ...

As India ambitiously aims to eliminate the usage of single-use plastics by 2022, expert Swati Singh Sambyal from the Centre For Science and Environment weighs in her opinion on the present state, one year since the commitment was made on Environment Day 2018 ...