India generates yearly plastic waste that equates to 75 statues of liberty By groundreportdesk 16 Jan 2024 A new study by Compare the Market AU has identified the countries that produce the most plastic waste, both in total and per person. Read More
India witnessed 157 days of plastic overshoot in 2023, what does it mean? By Ground Report 01 Aug 2023 On July 28, 2023, the world experienced its first Plastic Overshoot Day, marking a tipping point when the amount of plastic waste exceeds Read More
218 million people face threat of floods due to alarming levels of plastic pollution By groundreportdesk 29 May 2023 A staggering 218 million people, spanning countries around the world including India, face a serious threat of flooding due to plastic Read More
Pollution: Plastic consumption could double by 2050 By Ground report 01 Mar 2023 Plastic consumption in G20 countries could nearly double by mid-century unless a treaty is made for new global policies to reduce Read More
How plastic waste is on track to almost triple by 2060? By Wahid Bhat 31 Dec 2022 Plastic waste; The advancement of a report to be published later this year shows that unless the measures against plastic Read More
No Proposal to expand single-use plastic ban: Govt By Ground report 12 Dec 2022 Plastic ban India; Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav told Lok Sabha that the government Read More
107.45 tonnes of waste dumped in landfills daily in Nagaland By Ground report 25 Nov 2022 Waste dumped Nagaland; Nagaland generates 282.43 tons of waste every day, of which only 102 tons are processed, of which Read More
Seven out of 10 people support global rules to end plastic pollution By Ground report 24 Nov 2022 Plastic pollution; More than seven out of 10 people support the issuance of mandatory standards in countries to end Read More
Cop27: world needs a target of 0% plastic waste by 2040 By Ground report 11 Nov 2022 Plastic waste; The United Nations is urged to make a bold promise and set a target of zero for new plastic pollution by 2040 in its upcoming Read More
Plastic Waste Management: Govt constructed 1 Lakh km road using plastic waste By Rashi 12 Jul 2020 The government announced that 1 lakh kilometre of road has been constructed in the country using non-recyclable plastic waste. Read More