NGOs plea to ban inferior quality poly bags
Six non-Governmental organisations(NGOs) of Assam have urged upon the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to ban inferior quality coloured plastic/polythene carry bags immediately and to
Six non-Governmental organisations(NGOs) of Assam have urged upon the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to ban inferior quality coloured plastic/polythene carry bags immediately and to
Malaysia on Monday advised thousands working in the pig-breeding industry to wear eye goggles, face masks and plastic gloves as it struggled to combat two viruses blamed for killing 63
The government seems to be pussyfooting on the question of banning the use of plastic carry-bags even as public opinion, in both urban and some hill areas, seems ready and willing to pay the
A revolutionary technology to make biodegradable plastic carry bags, claimed to be the first development of its kind in the world, has been sold to two Delhi-based entrepreneurs by the National
Big business has discovered that, by reducing their use of materials - such as wood, metal, stone and plastics - and recycling old manufacturing parts, leads to increased profits, says a new
Taiwan's Formosa Plastics Corp has said it would send a team including environmental experts and lawyers to Cambodia to try resolve a row over mercury tainted industrial waste dumped there. "The
Recycled plastic manufacturers expressed fear over the government's decision to "ban" the industry stating that the move will trigger off a loss of Rs 20,000 crores in foreign exchange. Besides, the
The Director-general of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a notification prohibiting import of scrap and wastes of plastic except by export promotion zones. The notification in this regard was issued
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has issued a notification banning the use of plastic bags for carrying foodstuff, the Delhi High Court was informed. The ministry futher said certain
Europe's first exchange for trading recyclable commodities ill be launhced in London. The environment exchange will promote trading in materials such as paper, plastic, metals and glass, and is a
The Recycled Plastic Manufacturers and Traders' Association is concerned about the attempt by "vested interests"to kill the recyling and recycled carry-bag industry.In a memorandum to the Union
Automobile manufacturers in France, in association with steel and plastic manufacturers, have developed new recycling technologies to use automobile scraps. Now, only 75 per cent of each vehicle can
Environmentalists have expressed concern over the government's delay in issuing notifications to regulate production and use of plastic-based materials harmful to health. The government has decided
"Save Kodai" and "Save Ooty" campaign , a three-day awareness programme of the Children's Nature Conservation Movement, mainly aimed at eradicating the plastic waste from the two hill stations, is to
First it was the Shimla Municipal Corporation which had banned the use of the plastic disposables in some parts of the city. Now its is the turn of the Indian Railways to re-enact the same. The Union
Realising the immense environmental pollution caused by plastics, Ladakh became a "Polythene Free Region" same two months back. It was effort of several Govenmental and non-Governmental organisations
The hills of Matheran in Mumbai, which have already suffered tremendous damage over the years due to large-scale deforestation, now have a new danger to deal with: tonnes of plastic strewn all over
Nike Inc., the world's largest maker of athletic shoes, says it will purge its products of the widely used plastic substance polyvinyl chloride, which it called " a threat to humans, and the
Greenpeace activists closed Akko's public beach because of the ongoing pollution of the plastic PVC producer "Electrochemical Industries Ltd (EIL). Two weeks ago, 20 tons of the carcinogenic
Scientists have used combination of distillery wastes and microrganisms to make a low-cost method of producing biodegradable plastics. The simple technology which is awaiting transfer to industries