The plastic industry
The government attempted to control the use and production of plastic in the past with little success so there is no real reason to believe they will be successful workers who, if thrown out of work
The government attempted to control the use and production of plastic in the past with little success so there is no real reason to believe they will be successful workers who, if thrown out of work
Colored plastic films may be able to replace harmful chemicals in helping commercial nurseries grow plants that are uniform in size. University of Florida (UF) researchers are
Shopowners will face cancellation of trade licences if they use plastics bags below the thickness prescribed by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (PCB).. the ban will come into effect from
Bangladesh Plastic Goods manufacturers Association (BPGMA) in a statement termed the statement of Forest and Environment Minister Shahjjahan Siraj that the use and manufacturing of Polythene bag
Thousands of tons of plastic waste are routinely dumped on India by developed countries, according to environmental NGOs. Import data compiled by the government of India shows that more than 59000
The saplings in jute bags swinging from every arm at the meeting of Eco clubs of Delhi schools organised by the city government on Friday sent a clear message-say yes to trees and no to plastic bags.
Workers and the environment in the Port of Djibouti are at risk from 10 leaking plastic shipping containers of a toxic pesticide, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned. The toxic is
The South African government was to phase out thin plastic grocery bags, but is meeting resistance in a country not used to the concept of recycling. The Environment Ministry wants to phase them out
In the latest efforts to design more resilient materials scientists at university College of Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a transparent, yellowish plastic that mends its cracks when heated.
In a room ate the Centre for Electronic Designing and Technology (CEDT), at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, there are some students and scientists have built a set of unusual plastic models
Plastic remains to be one of the most convenient durable, user friendly reusable and economical inventions to date-making it globally indispensable. This very indispensability has offered a universal
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has expressed serious intent in implementing the ban on plastics in the State. Pollution control board officials will be scouting around for commercial
In the seaside town of Rameswaram and in the little village of Kovalam on the East Coast Road, plastic bags have been banned. Both places are inhabited by fisher folk for whom the sea provides their
Goa will shortly get a Plasma Pyrolysis Plant from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, for safe incineration of plastic waste in the
Marine organisms traveling on flotillas of discarded plastic and other man-made rubbish are invading Antarctica and tropical islands and threatening native species, a marine biologist said. Armies of
The Delhi state government has banned the manufacture and use of coloured plastic bags, without even formulating the rules to prosecute defaulters. So when the state environment department recently
A rickshaw with two plastic bins has been developed by the Delhi Cooperation Housing Finance corporation (DCHFC) to make garbage collection more scientific and efficient. Housing societies have been
The South African government hinted it would ease a ban on environmentally unfriendly thin plastic bags, less than four months before it hosts the World Summit on Sustainable Development. The
The will to implement a gamut of environment related legislation passed by the Goa Legislative Assembly in the last few months and years has been merely superficial and cosmetic. Plastics, garbage,
Environmentalists and Non Governmental Organisations alike have welcomed the government initiative in introduction of the Tamil Nadu Plastic Articles of Sale, Storage, Transport and Use Bill, which