Plastics

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by plastic industries in Narela and Bawana, Delhi, 24/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Arun Kumar Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 24/05/2019 regarding violation of norms by plastic industries making shoe soles and other plastic goods in Narela and Bawana in Delhi. Report submitted by a committee found open dumping of waste and open burning of plastic waste, drains fully chocked by waste in absence of collection of waste generated by industries and untreated waste water from industries being directly discharged into the drains in Narela as well as Bawana industrial areas.

Judgement Date:

24/05/2019

Tags:

Industrial Pollution, Plastics, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Delhi, Garbage, Air Pollution, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Compensation

Environment

Nigerian plastic bag sellers could face three years in jail

Plastic bags dumped by the roadside blight the landscape in many placesImage caption: Plastic bags dumped by the roadside blight the landscape in many places

Publication Date:

23/05/2019

Source: BBC (UK)

Tags:

Environment, Plastics, Environment Crime, Nigeria, Africa

Environment

Greens upset over PVC pipes being marketed sans warning, despite NGT’s directives

CANACONA: Even a year after National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed PVC pipe manufacturers to print a warning about the presence of harmful chemicals, including lead, in the pipes, evniornmentalist

Publication Date:

23/05/2019

Source: Herald (Panjim)

Tags:

Goa, Environmentalists, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Plastics, Drinking Water, Environment

Environment

These shoes are running a campaign to keep the oceans plastic-free

Adidas is using plastic recovered from the seas to make shoes, jerseys and football kits

Publication Date:

22/05/2019

Source: Business Line (New Delhi)

Tags:

Plastics, Environmental Security, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Environment

Environment

Environmental toxins may impair fertility of future generations: Study

Exposure to environmental pollutants can cause alterations in brain development that affect sexual development and fertility for several generations, a study has found.

Publication Date:

21/05/2019

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment, Pollution, Plastics, Pesticides

Hazardous Waste

Significant plastic accumulation on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia

For over 60 years, our oceans have been a reservoir for exponentially increasing amounts of plastic waste.

Publication Date:

16/05/2019

Author(s): J. L. Lavers, L. Dicks, M. R. Dicks & et al

Source: Scientific Reports

Vol:

9

Issue:

7102

pp:

1-9

Tags:

Plastics, Marine Pollution, Australia, Islands, Marine Ecosystems, Hazardous Waste, Waste Disposal

Environment

Plastic pollution harming bacteria that help us breathe

Chemicals leaching from plastic pollution may be harming ocean bacteria which produce 10 per cent of the oxygen that we breathe, a study has found.

Publication Date:

16/05/2019

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Plastics, Marine Life, Marine Ecosystems, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Environment

Solid Waste

Plastic & climate: the hidden costs of a plastic planet

Amidst growing concern about the impacts of plastic on the oceans, ecosystems, and human health, there’s another largely hidden dimension of the plastic crisis: plastic’s contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

Publication Date:

15/05/2019

Source: Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)

Tags:

Plastics, Climate Change, Green House Gases, India, Global, Waste Management

Solid Waste

No time to waste: tackling the plastic pollution crisis before it’s too late

This report describes the environmental destruction, sickness, mortality, and damage to livelihoods that the plastic pollution crisis is causing.

Publication Date:

14/05/2019

Source: Institute of Development Studies

Tags:

Plastics, Pollution, Health Effects, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), India, Global

Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid waste management issues in Lakshadweep, 14/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 (Union Territory of Lakshadweep) dated 14/05/2019 regarding solid waste management and allied issues in Lakshadweep.