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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Thai shopper’s innovative ways to tackle the plastic bag ban is winning hearts on social media ...
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Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stepped into the New Year with the ‘Go Green’ campaign, which aims to sensitise people by distributing plant saplings, books, and cotton bags as gifts ...
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According to the directions from the state government of Kerala, from January 1 onwards, only recyclable plastic materials and bottles is allowed in the state ...
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A year after the Ardh Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj is gearing up for Magh Mela, often known as ‘Mini-Kumbh’, which is expected to be a plastic-free event ...
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Dubai’s two Airports are imposing a ban on plastic cutlery, drinking straws, take-away food packaging and polythene bags from restaurants and shops at the two of city’s airports from January 1, 2020, while other plastic products are said to banned through the year in a phased manner ...
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Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) noted that even at several kilometres below the sea level, organisms were commonly found to have incorporated plastics as part of their habitats, thus endangering their delicate ecosystem ...
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Following a plastic-ban in the state, Chhattisgarh’s Ramanujganj district has recycled more than 3000 discarded plastic bottles by using them to plant saplings in the town’s nursery ...
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Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray, who has been instrumental in pushing through the ban on single-use plastics in Maharashtra, speaks about the impact of the ban and how it is possible to get rid of single-use plastic from one’s life ...
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Diwali 2019: Urging children and their parents to ditch plastic packaging and opt for eco-friendly options, Pune Municipal Corporation administers an oath in over 90 schools to celebrate a plastic-free Diwali ...
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As the Environment ministry prohibited the import of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) flakes made from used PET bottles, green activists suggest recycling industry to collect and use the locally produced PET waste so it can help the country become plastic waste-free ...
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District Administration of Mulugu in Telengana has set up plastic waste collection centres in all villages in a bid to collect plastic waste and curb single-use plastic materials ...
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