All posts tagged "Plastic Waste"
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Plastic Ban3 years agoCan India Eliminate Single-Use Plastics By 2022?
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...
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News3 years ago
G20 Nations To Tackle Ocean Plastic Waste As Petrochemical Producers Expand In Asia
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...
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National Green Tribunal3 years ago
National Green Tribunal Orders Probe On A Plea Highlighting Dangers Of Plastic Food Packaging
The National Green Tribunal was hearing a plea filed by an NGO on the use of plastic packages that highlight the adverse impact of plastic on...
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News3 years ago
To Fight Plastic Menace, School Children In Siliguri Organise ‘Unplastic Ploggers Run’ On World Environment Day
More than 300 students collected discarded plastic items in the city as part of a cleanliness drive conducted to mark World Environment Day on June 5
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Kerala3 years ago
Kerala Utilises Non-Recyclable Plastic Waste For Making New Roads
While India is facing huge plastic waste crisis, its southernmost state – Kerala has come up with a solution to combat this menace
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Goa3 years ago
On World Environment Day Scientists Highlight The Need For Study On Impact Of Microplastics On Mangroves
As per scientists of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - National Institute of Oceanography, microplastics are plastic particles measuring less than five millimetres which can...
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News3 years ago
To Combat Plastic Pollution, These Companies Plan To Use Eco-Friendly Alternatives To Save The Environment
To fight the increasing problem of plastic waste worldwide, various companies manufacturing beauty products vow to boycott plastic and use sustainable ingredients and packaging alternatives
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News3 years ago
Researchers Turn Plastic Waste Into Jet Fuel
In a bid to tackle the increasing menace of plastic worldwide, the research team of Washington State University has developed jet fuel using a variety of...
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News3 years ago
Plastic Is Taking A Toll On Our Planet As This Heartbreaking Picture Of An Elephant Feeding On Waste Proves
As per the estimates of Centre Pollution Control Board, in the year 2017-2018, India was responsible for generating 6.6 lakh tonnes of plastic waste that takes...
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News3 years ago
Over 25 States Face Rs. 1 Crore Fine For No Action Plan On Plastic Waste Disposal
The National Green Tribunal had earlier directed all states and union territories except Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, and Puducherry to submit an action plan for...
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News3 years ago
Waste Management: People Recycle More If They Know What Recyclable Waste Becomes, Says Study
The research team conducted six studies, published in Journal of Marketing, in which they observed that the participants who saw waste being transformed, recycled more than...
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News3 years ago
Plastic Waste: Trash Found Littering Ocean Floor In Deepest-Ever Sub Dive
Victor Vescovo, a retired naval officer said he made the unsettling discovery as he descended nearly 6.8 miles to a point in the Pacific Ocean's Mariana...
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