Despite the widespread belief that recycling plastic can help alleviate the issue of pollution, only nine percent of plastic is actually recycled worldwide, with the rest ending up in landfills, including oceans, causing detrimental marine pollution. This global issue is exacerbated by the United States, which generates the most plastic pollution and recycles a mere … Read more
Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav told Lok Sabha that the government does not currently have any proposals under consideration to extend the scope of the ban on single-use plastics. Minister Yadav’s response was in response to a question from MP Umesh G Jadhav on details of the proposed expansion, if … Read more
The plastic problem has an origin and this is focused on a handful of those responsible. According to the Plastic Waste Makers Index, 20 companies are the ones that produce more than half of the single-use plastic items discarded globally. The study names companies that are at the forefront of the plastic supply chain and … Read more
(OECD), by 2060 the amount of plastic waste generated worldwide will triple; about half will go to landfill and less than a fifth will be recycled. In Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060, a paper to be released in full by the end of the year, it is argued that unless radical steps are … Read more
As of July 1, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has implemented a nationwide ban on certain single-use plastic (SUP) items. Plastic banned in India Carrying forward the spirit of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsava’, the country is taking a definitive step to curb the pollution caused by dumped and unmanaged plastic waste. … Read more
पल्लव जैन । ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट आज सुबह-सुबह सब्ज़ी लेने निकला तो नज़ारा कुछ बदला-बदला नज़र आया। सब्ज़ी वाले नें सब्ज़ी प्लास्टिक बैग में नहीं कपड़े के बैग में पैक की और 5 रुपए एक्सट्रा चार्ज कर दिए। मैने अचानक इस बदलाव की वजह पूछी तो उसने कहा, भईया प्लास्टिक बैन हो गया है, अगर इस्तेमाल … Read more
