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But most are still in the early stages of creating waste management strategies and passing laws needed to implement them.

Millions of tons of waste plastic from British businesses and homes may be ending up in landfill sites across the world, the government’s spending watchdog has warned.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satish Kumar Vs. Union of India & Others dated 20/07/20118.

The matter relates to two writ petitions filed before the High Court of Delhi which were transferred to NGT. One petition was filed by Mr. Satish Kumar resident of village Mundka, New Delhi alleging environment pollution caused by burning of plastic, leather, rubber, motor engine oil and other waste materials and continuous operation of illegal industrial units dealing with such articles on agricultural lands in village Mundka, New Delhi.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 17/07/2018 regarding dumping of plastic waste in River Ashwani Khud in in Himachal Pradesh which had supplied drinking water to the city of Shimla till last year.

Member Secretary Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board has been directed to verify the facts and send his report within one week.

The information was released Wednesday to Angop by the chairman of the National Waste Agency (ANR), Sabino Ferraz.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kudrat Sandhu Vs Govt. of NCT & Others dated 22/02/2018 regarding management of plastic waste. Report has been submitted before NGT by the Central Pollution Control Board prepared by Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology on the degradation of the plastics. NGT directs report to be submitted periodically once in two month showing degradation which should pass on every month or 30 days.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 27/10/2017 regarding landfills in Delhi. The Commissioner of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation, Special Secretary of Urban Development and officers of Fire Department gave assurance to the Court that steps would be taken up to ensure that none of the landfill sites in Delhi do not catch or are put on fire in future.

Microplastic contamination has been found in tap water in countries around the world, leading to calls from scientists for urgent research on the implications for health.

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