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‘Bring Plastic Waste, Get Free Snacks & Tea’, A Gujarat District's Mantra To Go Plastic-Free

‘Bring Plastic Waste, Get Free Snacks And Tea’, A Gujarat District’s Mantra To Go Plastic-Free

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February 13, 2020
Gujarat's Dahod district has opened up a unique café where depositing plastic waste can earn you snacks for free. ...
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Make Way For World’s First ‘Green’ Football Field That Is Made Using 1.8 Million Waste Plastic Bottles

Make Way For World’s First ‘Green’ Football Field That Is Made Using 1.8 Million Waste Plastic Bottles

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February 6, 2020
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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Amazon, Flipkart Need To Collect Plastic Packaging Waste Generated By Them: Central Pollution Control Board

Amazon, Flipkart Need To Collect Plastic Packaging Waste Generated By Them: Central Pollution Control Board

January 29, 2020
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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Fresh Order On Plastic Ban On Ganga Yatra Route In Uttar Pradesh

Fresh Order On Plastic Ban On Ganga Yatra Route In Uttar Pradesh

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IANS
January 28, 2020
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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Civic Body In Maharashtra's Jalna District Rewards Students For Collecting Plastic Waste

Civic Body In Maharashtra’s Jalna District Rewards Students For Collecting Plastic Waste

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PTI
January 27, 2020
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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#IWillWearOutPlastic: This New Fashion Collection Is All About ‘Say No To Plastic’

#IWillWearOutPlastic: This New Fashion Collection Is All About ‘Say No To Plastic’

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January 27, 2020
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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Plastic Crisis: China Plans To Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Bag And Other Items By 2025

Plastic Crisis: China Plans To Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Bag And Other Items By 2025

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January 23, 2020
With an aim to reduce the plastic waste that has polluted much of its land and water bodies, China has announced a series of measures to put an end to the menace of single-use plastic ...
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A Bank With A Green Mission: The Safai Bank Of India Aims To Keep Plastic Wrappers From Landfills

A Bank With A Green Mission: The Safai Bank Of India Aims To Prevent Plastic Wrappers From Ending Up In Landfills

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January 22, 2020
With the help of more than 180 branches across the country, the Safai Bank of India has till now stopped more than 22 Lakh plastic wrappers from reaching landfills ...
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Bhumi Pednekar Urges People To Shun The Use Of Single-Use Plastics And Make The World A Better Place

Bhumi Pednekar Urges People To Shun The Use Of Single-Use Plastics And Make The World A Better Place

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January 22, 2020
Actor Bhumi Pednekar urges everyone to stop using single-use plastic says, ‘Lets make this world a better place’ ...
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Delhiites To Get ‘Bharat Darshan Park’ Where Replicas Of Famous Indian Monuments Will Be Built Using Waste

Delhiites To Get ‘Bharat Darshan Park’ Where Replicas Of Famous Indian Monuments Will Be Built Using Waste

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January 20, 2020
South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s Bharat Darshan Park will be home to replicas of some of India's best monuments made using waste material ...
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Philippines faces a waste crisis, with reports last year saying it uses a "shocking" amount of single-use plastic

Around The World: Filipinos Turn Volcano’s Ash, Plastic Trash Into Bricks

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ANI
January 20, 2020
Environment officials in Philippines are combining the ash from Taal volcano with sand, cement and discarded plastic to form about 5,000 bricks per day for local building projects ...
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Delhi Gets Its First Garbage Café Where Plastic Waste Can Be Exchanged For Meals

Delhi Gets Its First Garbage Café Where Plastic Waste Can Be Exchanged For Meals

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January 16, 2020
Delhi’s first garbage café opened its door in a restaurant in Vardhman Mall of Dwarka in South Delhi ...
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