Kenya Imposes World's Toughest Law Against Plastic Bags

In a bid to reduce plastic pollution, Kenya imposed the world’s toughest law - Kenyans producing, selling or even using plastic bags will risk imprisonment of...

Delhi’s Plastic Ban: Authorities Seize 8,000 Kilos Of Plastic Bags In Two Weeks

The National Green Tribunal earlier this month slammed the Delhi government for its lack of action taken against the usage of non-biodegradable plastic bags in the...

Here’s How Maharashtra’s Famous Paithani Saree Helped Mumbai Cut Down Use Of Plastic Bags

In a four week campaign of ‘say no to plastic’, officials from BMC’s B ward gave incentives like giving away Paithani sarees through a lottery system...

Plastic Ban In Delhi: The North Delhi Municipal Corporation Seizes 150 Kg Of Polythene Bags

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation is supporting the Green Court’s order on plastic ban and trying their best to enforce the ban effectively

#IndiaAt70: On Independence Day, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Asks People To Help Goa Become Plastic Free By 2020

As India is battling with growing crisis of plastic waste, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has set a deadline of 2020 to make the state plastic...

Tackling Plastic Waste: Port Blair Takes Initial Steps To Construct Roads Out Of Plastic Waste

Though roads made out of plastic account for more than 30,000 kilometres in India, there is a long way to go before the practice is wholly...

National Green Tribunal Imposes Interim Ban On Use Of Non-Biodegradable Plastic Bags

Imposing an interim ban on plastic bags which are less than 50 microns, the National Green Tribunal directed the Delhi government to seize the entire stock...

World's Plastic Waste Could Bury New York's Manhattan 2 Miles Deep, Says Study

In 2015, the world created 448 million tonnes of plastic that is more than twice as much as made in 1998

#PlasticFreePowai: 6 Teens Are Saving Mumbai’s Suburb From Plastic Menace, Here’s How

Six students studying in class 12 are on a mission to make Powai plastic free by replacing plastic bags with paper bags

#PlasticBan: Why Have You Not Enforced It Strictly, National Green Tribunal Questions Delhi Government On Overuse Of Plastic Bags

The National Green Tribunal had last year banned the use of disposable plastic in Delhi and NCR especially at hotels, restaurants and for public and private...

This Sikkim School’s Waste Management Initiatives Have Influenced Teachers, Students And Parents Alike To Practice Segregation and Recycling

Sikkim has been an ideal example of a clean state as it successfully eradicated open defecation and banned plastic before these issues were taken up at...

Inspired By The Versova Cleanup Model, Centre To Launch A Similar Programme For 13 Other Beaches Across The Country

The Ministry of Environment and Forests has roped in Afroz Shah for the beach cleanup programme across India due to the lawyer’s successful cleaning up of...

Taxes On Glass Waste And Scrap Materials: The Adverse GST Impact On Waste Collectors

A high tax charge of 18% on glass waste and 12% on cardboard and plastic waste is resulting in waste collectors not getting enough for the...

62.99 Crores Spent Since 2012 On Plastics Use In Highway Construction

As per government plans, using plastic waste in construction of National Highways within 50 km periphery of urban areas with population of five lakh or more...

Restoring Kashmir’s Glory: An 18-Year Old Appointed As The Cleanliness Ambassador For Saving Wular Lake

Bilal Ahmad Dar has been instrumental in removing various kinds of garbage like plastics and carcasses from the Wular lake in northern part of Kashmir