Water Resources

 Not quite the light side

This film, produced by Toxic Comedy Pictures, captures the directors and crew of this independent film travelling to America's vinyl manufacturing capital and beyond in search of answers to troubling

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Pranay Lal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Chemical Industry, Plastics, United States Of America (US), Global, Toxins
India

 Junking plastic

Proposal to clamp down on plastic carrybags and wrappers in Tamil Nadu

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Nidhi Jamwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Solid Waste, Plastics, Legislation, Governance, NGO, India, Tamil Nadu, Waste Recycling
India

 Swamped

The convoluted laws of the country fail to tackle the menace caused by the exponentially growing and powerful plastic industry in India

Publication Date: 
30/03/2002
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Pollution, Solid Waste, Plastics, Dioxin, Industry, Legislation, India, Statistics, Waste Recycling
India

 Carry the burden

Of your waste, the government needs to tell the plastic industry. Other countries have done so. At times, to developing nations detriment. India needs to learn and adapt

Publication Date: 
30/03/2002
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Pollution, Solid Waste, Plastics, Dioxin, Industry, Legislation, India, Statistics, Waste Recycling
India

 A mixed bag

The Bangladesh government sends thin plastic bags packing, but has Dhaka seen the last of them? Pinaki Roy on the ban s efficacy

Publication Date: 
14/02/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Demand, Solid Waste, Plastics, Education, Legislation, Governance, NGO, Bangladesh, India, Waste Recycling, Toxic Wastes
Environment

 Cinderella s carriage

Biodegradable plastic car parts can be made from miscanthus grass

Publication Date: 
30/01/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Solid Waste, Plastics, Waste Treatment, Europe
Environment

 SOUTH AFRICA

One of the main causes of pollution in South Africa is plastic packa

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Plastics, Waste Disposal, South Africa
Economy

 Plastic conundrum

More than a 100 million tonnes of plastic is produced world-wide each year. Though plastics have opened the way for a plethora of new inventions and devices it has also ended up clogging the drains

Publication Date: 
Monday, July 30, 2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Economy, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Asia, Europe, Waste Recycling
India

 Plastic Unlimited

New rules to restrict the use of plastic in India may end up promoting the polymer industry

Publication Date: 
14/12/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Consumption Patterns, Plastics, Industry, Legislation, Public Participation, India, Delhi, Goa, Maharashtra, Waste Recycling
Industry

 Waste: Unavoidable dangers

Industrialisation has brought prosperity. And increasing amount of wastes, especially plastics. The answer: burn it. But there is a problem: dioxin, one of the most carcinogenic chemicals known to humankind. Japan reels under it

Publication Date: 
30/05/2000
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Health Effects, Plastics, Waste Incineration, Industry, Governance, Japan, Toxic Wastes, Toxins

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