Draft plastic waste rules: Why multi-layered plastic needs to be phased out

12 years since plastic waste rules, 2011, restricting the use of MLPs is off the charts

A review of the draft Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2015

The new rules propose to increase the thickness of plastic bags to 50 microns so that their cost discourages people from using them. But …

Reporting losses

The Ranganath Misra Committee's report on managing plastic waste is out. Will it fail to deliver like the earlier National Plastics Waste …

Will the plastic carry-ban in Delhi be enforced this time?

In spite of separate bans ordered by both the court and the government, use of plastic bags has not stopped

How plastic-producing companies can make waste recycling viable

Globally, companies are collecting and processing waste through producer responsibility organisations

Centre amends Plastic Waste Rules, but misses out on strengthening implementation

The amendment does not address the issue of changes needed in plastic waste rules concerning extended producer responsibility

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 …

Harsh Vardhan inaugurates plant to convert plastic waste into diesel in Dehradun

The plant can convert one tonne of plastic waste into 800 litres of diesel every day

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 

Going surgical on plastics in Rwanda

This African country has set an example on how to strictly enforce plastic-related laws

State of waste: plastics

India generates around 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste a day, of which Delhi contributes the largest share (689.52 tonnes a day).

Was Goa’s burning Sonsoddo landfill a stunt or something else?

Uncannily, the fire at the waste treatment plant came just a day before Malaysia announced it was giving plastic waste imports back to western nations

Some vertical gardens

Ludhiana's Income-Tax department officials have turned plastic into greenery on a wall under the Green-Plastic Initiative

Faulty policies allow unchecked use of multilayered plastic

The government has no clue how to deal with multilayered plastic and the industry has been aided by the government’s lackadaisical attitude

Microplastics are getting into mosquitoes and contaminating new food chains

Once inside an animal, the plastic can transfer via the food chain into fish and other creatures and eventually become a potential …

How Uttar Pradesh can avoid patchy implementation of plastic ban

Uttar Pradesh, which generates over 130,000 tonnes of plastic waste annually, needs to take early measures to facilitate the transition

World at a loss as China bans import of plastic waste

In 2017, China imported 7.3 million metric tonnes of waste, including metal, plastics and paper among other waste materials

Plastic or no plastic?

Curbing plastic waste generation amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Union government’s mandate making it compulsory for everybody to wear face masks has made it an inevitable component of our attire.…

Timeless plastic: Museum displays vintage beached waste

Archeoplastica is a museum of ancient plastic items, now displaying some of the items in a virtual mode. As the world negotiates a new …

Insubstantial collaboration with stakeholders in plastic waste management in Nepal: Study

Only 3% municipalities have worked or plan to work with companies and industries that use or produce plastic waste 

Plastic waste illegally imported into India, claims expose

Carried out by 2 non-profits, the expose has claimed that other countries across Asia too bearing the brunt

Self-sufficiency and plastic ban

Imagine a scenario where packaging isn’t easy and cheap. The need would be, then, to create a self-sufficient neighbourhood 

50 kg plastic for every metre of coast by 2040 without drastic action: Report

Coordinated global action is needed to avoid a plastic pile up

CPCB cracks whip on 52 firms for flouting plastic waste rules

This is the first time the pollution watchdog has held companies accountable for not holding their end of the deal