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 …

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  

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

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).

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Misguided shot

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

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

Plastic Peril

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

In Short

Is implementation of plastic ban in various states confined to paper?

No takers for recycling of many single-use plastic products, says report

Plastic-free planet: Protecting sanitation workers & wastepickers, just transition discussed on Day 2 of INC-3

UN chief underlines role of plastics in fuelling climate crisis

Ailing systems

Hospital waste management suffers from poor understanding and even poorer implementation

New safety norms for toys

Meant to check use of toxic phthalates

Life of Plastic: Talks on global treaty to end plastic pollution begin in Uruguay

Delhi-based think-tank Centre for Science and Environment had released a report November 22 in the run-up to the Uruguay meeting

Caterpillars could hold the key to managing plastic waste: study

Moth caterpillars, which bio-degrade polyethylene found in plastic bags, can help scientists find a viable solution to the plastic waste problem

Mumbai, Kerala most affected by marine litter; microplastics pose a major threat

For the first time, the researchers have compiled 1,237 scientific studies on marine litter into a single, comprehensive database

Microplastics on agricultural lands may threaten farm productivity: study

Between 110,000 and 730,000 tonnes of microplastics are transferred to agricultural soils in Europe and North America every year

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Producer's onus paramount

One of the pioneers of the Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) theory, Thomas Lindhqvist believes that plastic waste management will become …

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Industrial discharge: seaward ho!

As rivers spill over, the sea becomes the new dumping destination in coastal Gujarat