India

 Method in madness

The Gas Authority of India Limited advertisement promoting plastic as an alternative to paper is an attempt to subvert the larger discourse on the hazards of plastic consumption, and a mask for its unholy alliance with the plastics industry

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Bharati Chaturvedi
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Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Forest Products, Plastics, Hazardous Products, India
Industry

 A protest nonetheless

Yet another instance of residents angst at having to bear the consequences of irresponsible practices by the industry

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
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Pollution, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Plastics, Women, Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, Calcutta (D)
Industry

 Proposal opposed

Activists and residents protest plan to install pvc plant

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Water Pollution, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Industry, India, Tamil Nadu
Industry

 When homemakers unite

Housewives in Kolkata move the court against the irresponsible and negligent functioning of factories in their area

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Jayanta Basu
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Pollution, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Plastics, Women, Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, Calcutta (D)
India

 Green fruits

Officials and industries honoured for their ecofriendly initiatives

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
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Pollution Control, Water Harvesting, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Awards, India, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
India

 Shear waste

Efficient e waste recycling technology on the anvil

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Monali Sharma
Down to Earth
Tags:
Lead, Trade, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Mercury, Electronics Industry, India, Developing Countries, Waste Recycling, Toxic Wastes
Biodiversity

 No genie s tale

Plastic waste is threatening ocean biodiversity

Publication Date: 
30/05/2002
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Tags:
Pollution, Water Pollution, Marine Ecosystems, Oceans and Seas, Plastics, Biodiversity, Research
Water Pollution

 Twist in a clogged tale

A plastic wire can remove life threatening brain blood clots

Publication Date: 
29/04/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Plastics, Medical Research, Heart Diseases
India

 Reporting losses

The Ranganath Misra Committee s report on managing plastic waste is out. Will it fail to deliver like the earlier National Plastics Waste Management Task Force report?

Publication Date: 
30/03/2002
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Plastics
Health

 Self healing

Scientists develop a plastic that can repair itself when heated

Publication Date: 
30/03/2002
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Tags:
Development, Plastics, Technology, Research, Scientists, California

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