Pan-African research networks are needed to manage continent’s plastic pollution threat

These first steps would help drive evidence-based recommendations relevant to the African context

How Gujarat succeeded in co-processing plastic waste in cement kilns and promoting circular economy

The state’s experience is a great example for others to follow

Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation – here's how to make it climate-friendly

By combining reduction in demand, top-notch recycling, decarbonisation of energy, and large-scale adoption of bioplastics, we can tackle plastic&…

India's plastic consumption increases at over 10 per cent year-on-year

Despite this, policy and implementation is woefully out of step to deal with the problem of managing the mounting waste

How India can face the tidal wave of marine plastic

The problem of marine plastic pollution can — and must — be tackled from various perspectives. This article discusses some …

Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming plastic

There is a need for studies analysing how frequently plastics transfer from fish to humans and their potential effects on the human body

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

Even bottled water can have microplastics

Tap water from around the world was contaminated with microplastics, showed a recent study. India came third on the list

Let’s beat plastic pollution

Single-use plastics are still available; no data on how much of it a company generates

Zero draft of global treaty to end plastic pollution released ahead of Nairobi meet

Member States will be invited to start INC-3 negotiations in Nairobi on the basis of the zero draft text

Microplastics can alter gut microbiome, cause intestinal inflammation: FAO

Severity of health impact was proportional to the concentration and particle shape of microplastics

Plastic-free planet: ‘No ambition coalition’ hijacks Paris meet on Day 2

Oil, gas and polymer producing countries were successful in severely delaying discussions on substance

Accelerated breeding: Plastic waste in urban drains can lead to an explosion of mosquitoes; here’s how

Bisphenol A, a chemical used for softening plastics, shortens the mosquito life cycle and leads to population explosion

A month into the ban on single-use plastic, Bengaluru shops still have it

Changes like the switchover from plastic to other materials cannot be implemented in a short period of time

Plastic: How it became the ‘lubricant of globalisation’

As countries agree to forge an international, legally non-binding treaty to end plastic pollution, a walk down memory land about the rise of the …

Famous Cuddalore beach found to have high level of microplastics: NCPOR study

The Silver Beach in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu was found to have a higher amount of coloured plastic particles, compared to fragmented and …

40% plastic waste littered on India’s streets: Javadekar in Lok Sabha

Minister also told the House that the government had no new scheme or fund allocation for recycling of plastic

Can the world beat plastic?

Pollution caused by plastic is a major issue in today’s world. But solutions to tackle it and dispose plastic waste safely do exist

Nigeria well placed to beat plastic pollution: Vice President

Government and corporations have started working on different programmes aimed at reducing plastic pollution

Plastic pollution in Nigeria: whose job is it to clean up the mess?

Nigeria’s rivers, lakes and ocean are also full of discarded plastic

No ban on single-use plastics, to be phased out by 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterates a commitment that India made last year

Life of Plastic: Uruguay talks inch towards last two days; final decision still awaited

Win for wastepickers as voluntary body formed to ensure they are heard; member states now in the process of preparing final international legally …

Land-based pathogens may hitch a ride on microplastics to oceans: Study

Microplastics can either float over long distances, spreading pathogens; or they can sink to oceanic depths, where filter-feeding animals reside …

No place for toxins in circular economy

Plastic materials containing toxic chemicals should not be recycled; they should be phased out

Could plastic spill in the North Sea have been behind deaths of 20,000 seabirds?

The birds, called guillemots have been washing up on the Dutch shore in the aftermath of containers spilling from a ship passing through the area