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
Two more states join anti-plastic bandwagon
After Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, now Himachal Pradesh and Odisha have reined in on thermocol and plastic
Almost 90% Indians support cutting plastic production to tackle pollution and combat climate change: Greenpeace
Greenpeace calls for a Global Plastics Treaty that reflects public’s rejection of plastic, demands at least 75% reduction in plastic …
Why agri plastics are bigger threats than they appear to be
Just 1 kg of thin mulching sheets is enough to cover and contaminate as much as 700 square feet of agricultural land
Here is a 5-step guide for making your daily life plastic-free
Plastic is so ubiquotous in our lives that one should start on a small scale in the beginning
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 …
Single-use plastic ban unfairly targets street vendors — but they have a solution for plastic pollution
Shift to a reusable system through public policy, stricter regulations across the entire plastics supply chain are key to enable just transition &…
Why dumping plastic waste in landfills is a much bigger issue
Potential routes for plastic losses from landfills involve environmental mechanisms like wind, flooding, leaching and runoffs
Life of plastic: Kenya, South Africa announce ‘just transition’ initiative for waste-pickers
It involves maximising the social and economic opportunities of ending plastic pollution while minimising and carefully managing any challenges
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
Prevention, not mitigation needed to solve South Africa’s plastic problem: WWF
Interventions needed across plastic value chain rather than just waste management
Managing microplastic pollution is important for meeting sustainable development goals in India
Microplastics are a significant environmental problem and pose risks to marine life, terrestrial organisms and human health
Plastic-free planet: Paris meet ends after severe delays, with proposal for zero draft text
Member states have urged the INC secretariat to prepare a zero draft which will be up for negotiations at INC-3 in Nairobi, Kenya
Life of Plastic: India its own worst enemy in tackling polymer pollution; here is how
The country has tried to dilute its own legislation on dealing with plastic pollution in the past 6 years
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
Microplastic in Atlantic: Great garbage patch
Microplastics are all so pervasive that our bodies have turned into a great garbage patch
Microplastic pollution load on seashore linked with population size of coastal cities
New study conducted across three coastal cities of Mumbai, Thoothukudi and Dhanushkodi
Discord from beginning: First round of talks for a global plastic treaty was not a success; here is why
Industry representatives attended the event, even as civil society was often not allowed at most closed door meetings
Life of Plastic: Uruguay meet concludes; implicitly endorses CSE’s position on polymer pollution
Current trends need to be replaced by a circular economy which forms basis of solutions to global plastic pollution problem, the meet concluded &…