How China plans to phase out single-use plastics by 2025

However, it must ensure fair practices to achieve environmentally-driven, economically viable expectations

Kerala has taken a bold step with its ban on single-use plastics

Whether it will be successful remains to be seen; however, it is a praiseworthy step nonetheless 

These places in NCR are making zero waste a daily commitment

Down To Earth profiles two initiatives in the National Capital Region that aim at reducing food waste and a number of other measures for making …

Plastic waste management: What can India learn from other countries

Some countries succeeded in tackling th eplastic problem, while some took a step ahead before slipping back

India’s plastic waste situation wasn’t created today

Let’s chart the issue and see what it’s made of

Can plastic packaging be avoided? This initiative shows the way

Interweaving sustainability, responsibility and social welfare, some enterprises offer and induce customers to choose and become eco-conscious

Paradigm shift in transborder plastic waste trade

Agreement reached at 14th Conference of Parties to the Basel Convention to make global trade in plastic scrap more transparent and better regulated

Chinese ban causes re-routing of plastic waste imports to Asia

More plastic waste is now making its way to Southeast Asia even as many countries are mooting plastic bans

Cutting the Gordian knot: Norway’s initiative to combat global plastic jeopardy

The Scandinavian country proposes stronger control of international trade in plastic wastes at the 14th Conference of the Parties to the Basel …

Trash-fired power plants wasted in India

Controversy mars India's ambitious target of generating 800 MW of energy by burning waste. Ironically, the country does not even generate …

Biomedical Waste Management in India: Still a looming concern

The seemingly endless stream of biomedical waste management in India has necessitated the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to …

Swachh Survekshan 2019 throws up contradictions

Indore, Ambikapur and Mysuru win the top spots in Surveskhan 2019