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 ...
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According to Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Rs. 4.1 crore have been collected till now as fine from the offenders of the state-wide plastic ban out which Rs. 3.4 crore were collected from the capital city of Mumbai alone ...
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Under the provision of Punjab Plastic Carry Bags (Manufacture, Usage and Disposal) Control Act, 2005, the state government had banned the use of plastic carry bags in February 2016 ...
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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 ...
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Tackling the plastic pollution has been less of a priority in Asia, which is the world's biggest producer of the material - and its waste, as the problem gets more crucial, Japan wants the G20 nations to make combatting the plastic pollution a priority ...
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a ban on all types of single-use plastics to be implemented ‘as early as 2021’; here are some other countries around the world who are leading the fight against single-use plastic ...
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In order to end the increasing pollution on the mountains, the Rudraprayag district administration has banned the single-use plastic products during the Kedarnath Yatra and aims to make it a ‘complete plastic free’ event ...
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Keeping in-line with India’s commitment to eliminate all single-use plastic products by 2022, Goa has finalised a blanket ban on the single-use plastics in the state, which is expected to come in effect by September ...
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Karuna Raju asked parties not utilise single-use plastic material as it causes adverse impact on human health and environment ...
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The single-use plastic ban is part of the comprehensive ‘Single-Use Plastics Directive’, aimed at reducing ocean pollution ...
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“These bags have blighted our environment and clogged our waterways," Governor of New York, Andrew M. Cuomo said, adding that the ban imposed on single-use plastic bags would protect our natural resources for future generations ...
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The resolution adopted by the United Nations Environment Assembly on addressing single-use plastic pollution urges members to develop national or regional plans, propose environment-friendly alternatives and improve waste management practices ...
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