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

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&…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two more states join anti-plastic bandwagon

After Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, now Himachal Pradesh and Odisha have reined in on thermocol and plastic

Plastic is now in humanity’s blood

Besides research, policies and technologies, it is now a global environmental concern that demands an individual or personal effort in …

How plastic pollution affects camels in the Thar

Improved waste management and alternative systems to package and deliver goods in the region could help in managing our terrestrial solid waste …

World Migratory Birds Day: Save the gulls of the Sangam

Siberian gulls, who migrate to the Triveni Sangam in winter, die because of eating plastic; their habits also change when tourists feed them

With China banning import of plastic waste, who will bear the burden of recycling world's toxic scrap?

Experts say that Southeast Asia could become the world’s new plastic waste recycle hub

Unilever’s plastic sachet chemical ‘recycling’ a failure in Indonesia, says GAIA

Civil society organisations demand Unilever stop sachet production and switch to reuse / refill systems  

Packaging peril: Combined effort needed to ensure eco-friendly options, say experts

COVID-19 has accelerated plastic packaging due to a rise in e-commerce; ensuring its safe disposal and recycling requires involving everyone on board

Prevention, not mitigation needed to solve South Africa’s plastic problem: WWF

Interventions needed across plastic value chain rather than just waste management