Ban on plastics timely : NGOs
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
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
It is more than an year since the Tamil Nadu state government prohibited use of recycled plastic carrybags with a thickness of less than 20 microns but hardly any follow up action has been taken to
A ban will be imposed soon on use of plastic cups and carrybags in the Union Territory Pondicherry, the Chief Minister, N. Rangaswamy, said
The fate of the boldest piece of legislation yet against disposable plastic hangs in a delicate balance. Having been referred to a select committee, there are serious apprehensions that the Tamil
Political parties have gone in for plastic flags and festoons as part of campaigning for the May 31 byelections despite the Tamil Nadu Government move to ban the use of non-reusable
Faced with an imminent ban on re-usable items manufactured by it, the plastic industry in Tamil Nadu has reiterated its commitment to efforts aimed to effective waste
The district administration has banned the usage of plastic items on the Rameswaram island to ensure that the environment is free from any kind of pollution, the Collector, S. Vijaya Kumar has said
Six plastic bag manufacturing units have been sealed for producing colored poly bags thinner than 20 microns. The action has come almost eight months after the ban on use and manufacture of colored
News that UK government is considering a levy on plastic carrier bags has brought a mixed reaction from the home improvement sector, according to an investigation by the magazine DIY Week. While the
Between an irresponsible civil society and an indifferent authority, waste management seems a hopeless exercise. There is no segregating, no recycling of plastic wastes. With the result that littered
The Goa Government proposes to ban the use of plastic bottles at Miramar beach and wild life sanctuaries as a measure to protect environment said Chief Secretary Baleshwar Rai at a function held in
Starting, New York City - the largest city in the United States - will no longer recycle residential glass or plastic wastes. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has cut the money losing recycling program,
Appellate Court of Pokhara (Nepal) has issued a mandamus in the name of Pokhara Sub-metropolis to make necessary arrangements for protection of the environment by controlling the use of plastic bags.
In an ambitious move to free the higher Himalayan shrines of pollution caused by plastics, the Uttaranchal Tourism Department has succeeded in motivating the Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee to
As a part of the drive to check pollution hazard, the divisional administration has decided to impose complete ban on use of polythene and plastic bags including its import and sale in all the
The integrated programme for management of plastics that will see the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board working in collaboration with an NGO and rag pickers and government agencies for
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is reintroducing thick coloured plastic disposal bags. The bags are being introduced with the specific purpose for storing home garbage, which in turn will be
The Andhra Pradesh State Pollution control Board has initiated an exercise for inventorisation of all plastic manufacturing units in the State for implementing the stringent laws made by the union
A Danish ban on cans for soft and alcoholic drinks is finally being lifted, with 2,000 new machines preparing to receive cans and plastic bottles in an integrated supermarket recycling scheme. From
In what could be considered as the first and the most severe step towards protecting the environment from plastic waste, the government of Goa is to prohibit the extensive use and indiscriminate