According to Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, January 2021 onwards all sanitary pad manufacturers will have to compulsorily give degradable bags for disposal of each sanitary napkin and added that this rule is already in existence but is not being followed by the manufacturers ...
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Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste
Since the Government of Maharashtra first banned the single-use plastic in 2018, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has seized 86,000 kilogram of plastic and recovered a fine of Rs. 4.65 crore between June 2018 and February 2020 ...
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Typically, leaves and other bio-material degrade within a few days making these a poor alternative to plastics but the Banana Leaf Technology, invented by 20-year-old Tenith Aaithyaa from Tamil Nadu, enhanceS the physical properties of the leaf and make it last upto three years ...
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Flying Towards A Greener Future: Delhi Airport Certified As Single-Use Plastic Free Airport Of India
Delhi Airport completes its commitment to go plastic-free, gets certified as single-Use plastic-free Airport ...
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Mumbai’s cleanest beach – Versova follows footsteps of Chhattisgarh’s Ambikapur, to organise a unique party where a kilogram of plastic waste can be exchanged for snacks like hot samosa, jalebi and chole bhature for free ...
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Actor Dia Mirza, a vocal crusader of environmental causes has this appeal for everyone this Valentine’s Day ...
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Gujarat's Dahod district has opened up a unique café where depositing plastic waste can earn you snacks for free. ...
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In Miami, a football field has been made BY ADIDAS using 1.8 million waste plastic bottles or 40,000 pounds of plastic waste ...
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According to the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, primary responsibility for collection of used multi-layered plastic sachet or pouches or packaging is of producers, importers and brand owners who introduce the products in the market ...
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According to an official, the fresh ban has been imposed to ensure that no plastic reaches the river Ganga during the five-day Ganga Yatra being organised in a bid to raise awareness about Ganga cleanup ...
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Students from seven school have taken part in an initiative of Badnapur Nagar Panchayat of Jalna, Maharashtra to reduce plastic waste and have collected over 100 kilogram of plastic waste each in past three months ...
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Can fashion change and save the world? With this question, Indian designer Masaba Gupta launches #IWillWearOutPlastic fashion line in which each dress or garment comes with an exclusive accessory - a detachable reusable bag ...
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