kerala government has decided to impose a ban on the use of plastic bags in the capital Thiruvananthapuram. The decision has been taken keeping in mind the non-biodegradable nature of plastic.

Bangladesh has decided to ban the production and sale of black polythene as well as the import of the raw material for its manufacture. The move, approved by prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, is

the disposal of plastics is proving a tough task for the city of Kawasaki in Japan. And the pile of crushed plastic bottles gets bigger every day at a muni

India s biggest public sector unit is out to ape the West s fashion for unsustainable living

In response to the changing public perception of plastics, there have been moves within the government to remedy India's plastic pollution. In September 1996, the ministry of environment and

Finally, the Delhi government clears a bill to ban plastic bags