A mixed bag

The Bangladesh government sends thin plastic bags packing, but has Dhaka seen the last of them? Pinaki Roy on the ban's efficacy

Don’t touch

Half the toys tested have unsafe phthalate levels

Just dump it

Acids of arsenic. Organo-mercury compounds. Batteries. Bristles of boars or hogs. More potent stuff: asbestos; slag dross; ash and residues of …

Plastic busters

A bacteria and a fungus make a formidable pair

Run-up to Ottawa: Arctic a ‘hemispheric sink’ for chemicals & plastics; 13 million people in region at risk, says report

Document calls for Just Transition framework; reconnecting with traditional values of Arctic indigenous peoples  

Food can have toxic chemicals from recycling e-waste

A new study shows that recycling black plastic from electronic waste is introducing harmful chemicals such as bromine and lead into everyday …

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).

Microplastics all around: A silent epidemic

All types of sea creatures ingest microplastics; as they move up the food chain, the plastic ends up in the human gut

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

Shanghai-ed

Scrap godown fire in Ghaziabad kills one

Science & Technology - Briefs

Tax on recycled plastic proposed; industry criticises government

Tax on recycled plastic

Misguided shot

The Basel convention guidelines to manage plastic waste miss the point: reducing plastics is the real solution

Plastic oil

Ideal disposal for waste plastic bottles

Science and Technology - Briefs

Plastic Peril

Waste management is key to keeping the oceans free of plastic waste, new research suggests

Look back at the decade: Plastics

Second decade of the new millenium: Anti-plastic campaign starts from the seas

This World Oceans Day let’s talk about marine litter  

Environmental issues in the sea affect the coasts and the lands they surround & vice versa

Trashing the ragpicker

The new rules for plastic waste management exclude the informal sector, key to their successful implementation

Science

In Short

Waste dumpsites choke Chennai

Bagful of doubts

India has no fool-proof test for biodegradable plastic

A free ride

India and China, largest toy producer, do not regulate phthalates