Environment

Review of plastic footprint methodologies : laying the foundation for the development of a standardised plastic footprint measurement tool

Of the 8,300 million tonnes of plastic produced from 1950 to 2015, only 7% has been recycled while more than half has been discarded in landfill or leaked into the environment. Companies, organisations, and governments are taking measures to tackle plastic pollution.

Publication Date: 
27/08/2019
Julien Boucher, Carole Dubois, Anna Kounina, Philippe Puydarrieux
IUCN
Tags:
Plastics, Pollution, Environment, Ecosystems, Biodiversity
Health

Microplastics in drinking-water

Microplastics are increasingly found in drinking water, but there is no evidence so far that this poses a risk to humans, according to a new assessment by the World Health Organization.

Publication Date: 
24/08/2019
World Health Organization
Tags:
Plastics, Drinking Water, Wastewater Treatment, Health Effects, Research, Pollution
Environment

Vistara to stop giving 200ml plastic water bottles to flyers

Vistara will stop giving plastic water bottles on board its flights, in a bid to reduce plastic usage.

Publication Date: 
25/07/2019
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Air Transport, Environment
Environment

Campaign to make tourist centres free of plastic kicked off

Thiruvananthapuram: A project to keep prime tourism destinations across the state free of plastic and garbage, piloted by the Responsible Tourism (RT) Mission, together with stake-holders in touris

Publication Date: 
25/07/2019
Times Of India (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Plastics, Tourism, Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

NGT order goes for a toss, use of polythene during kanwar yatra continues in Haridwar

Haridwar: Despite the National Green Tribunal's (NGTs) ban on the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags in the pilgrim cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh, the use of polythene bags is going on unabat

Publication Date: 
24/07/2019
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Plastics, Haridwar (T), Religious Beliefs, Religious Places, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment
Solid Waste

Residents fume as plastic scrap burns in open fields

Illegal melting units too a menace

Publication Date: 
22/07/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Plastics, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Solid Waste
Environment

NGT Karnataka chief tells Mayor to implement plastic ban from September 1

There should be 100% implementation of the plastic ban from September 1. This was the direction of Subhash B.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Plastics, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment
Solid Waste

Policy approaches to incentivise sustainable plastic design

Plastics are an important material in the economy but present a challenge for waste management, resource efficiency and the environment. Low rates of recycling and high rates of environmental leakage represent key sustainability challenges for plastics as well as product designers and producers.

Publication Date: 
19/07/2019
Emma Watkins, Jean-Pierre Schweitzer, Eeva Leinala, Peter Börkey
OECD
Tags:
Plastics, Waste Management, Environment
Environment

BBMP plans road show against POP idols

BENGALURU: Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun on Wednesday held a detailed discussion with heads of various schools and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials from Bengaluru west to spread a

Publication Date: 
19/07/2019
New Indian Express (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Bangalore (T), Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Religious Beliefs, Environment
Environment

Trichy hosts plastic-free Tamil Nadu conference

TRICHY: A state-level conference to discuss the ill-effects of plastics on environment was held on the National College campus here on Sunday.

Publication Date: 
15/07/2019
Times of India (Trichy)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Water Resources, Environment

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