All posts tagged "Plastic Waste"
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News1 year agoEnvironment Ministry Notifies Guidelines On ‘Extended Producer Responsibility’ For Plastic Packaging
According to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the guidelines on extended producer responsibility coupled with the prohibition of identified single-use plastic items are...
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News1 year ago
United Nations Plans To Drastically Expand Plastic Waste Management In India
The UNDP programme, which began in 2018, has so far collected 83,000 metric tonne of plastic waste. India generates about 3.4 million tonnes of plastic waste...
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News1 year ago
COVID-19 Pandemic Generated 8 Million Tonnes Of Plastic Waste: Study
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated more than eight million tonnes of plastic waste globally, with over 25,000 tonnes of it entering the oceans, according to a...
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Delhi1 year ago
EDMC Runs Green Campaign, Plans To Make Vikas Marg Stretch Single-Use Plastic-Free
As part of its larger vision for a cleaner and greener environment, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on Monday had launched 'Pollution Mitigation Action Plan...
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News2 years agoOver 34 Lakh Tonnes Of Plastic Waste Generated In Financial Year 2019-20: Government
In the year 2019-20, India generated an annual waste of 34,69,780 tonnes of plastic waste while in 2018-19 it was 33,60,043 tonnes and in 2017-18 it...
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News2 years ago
Delhi Artist Makes Artwork With Plastic, Diverts 250 Kg From Landfills
Manveer Singh started innovative eco-friendly work in April 2018, has till now sold three artworks overseas – two in Abu Dhabi and one in Germany
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News2 years ago
World Oceans Day 2021: Sand Art At Odisha’s Puri Beach Calls To ‘Preserve Ocean, Life And Livelihoods’
World Oceans Day 2021: Padma Shree awardee and sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sculpture featuring the marine life at Puri beach in Odisha
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Plastic Ban2 years ago
In A First For The State, Tripura Gets A 680-Metre Road Made Of Plastic Waste
In order to recycle plastics, Tripura has built a road made of plastic waste as a pilot project
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Air Pollution2 years ago
Plastic Burning Main Reason Behind Visibility Reduction Over Delhi: IIT Madras Study
The study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, may help develop better policies to improve the air quality and visibility in North India, say experts
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Goa2 years ago
A Study Conducted In Goa Flags Alarming Levels Of Microplastics In Seafood
The study, led by senior scientist Dr Mahua Saha, indicated presence of microplastics in water, sediment and biota (local animal and plant life) from the Sal...
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News2 years ago
Plastic Is Killing Humanity, With This Message, Deathbeds Made Out Of Single-use Plastic Have Been Installed In Rishikesh
In Rishikesh, an art installation of three deathbeds have been built using over 3,000 single-use plastic bottles, wrappers, and containers
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News2 years ago
Among Seafood Highest Levels Of Microplastics Found In Molluscs: Study
In order to investigate the levels of microplastic contamination globally in fish and shellfish, the researchers observed more than fifty studies between the years 2014 and...
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