Delhi degradable plastic bag Bill does not adhere to court order
Bindu Shajan Perappadan State Government asked to adopt viable solutions which could replace plastic bags
Bindu Shajan Perappadan State Government asked to adopt viable solutions which could replace plastic bags
Draft Bill Says Bags Can
Green Brigade Up In Arms TNN & AGENCIES London/New Delhi: Garbage is literally flying and hitting the roof thousands of kilometres away. A TV report about household waste collected weekly across Britain for recycling being shipped and dumped in India has the green brigade up in arms. As part of Britain
Plastic bottles are deadly for your brain Bisphenol A Found To Impair Learning & Memory Toronto: Plastic containers may be deadly for your brain. Canadian researchers have found that Bisphenol A (BPA), the chemical used in making plastic containers, might be responsible for impairing many brain functions such as learning and remembering. They also fear that it could be a factor behind Alzheimer
Say no: Corporation officials distributing pamphlets to create awareness against use of plastic materials less than 20 microns on Kongu Main Road in Tirupur. Tirupur: The Corporation administration conducted a special drive on Monday to create awareness among traders against the use of plastic materials made of virgin or recycled plastic having thickness less than 20 microns.
In his legal opinion, UT Senior Standing Counsel Anupam Gupta advocates a complete ban Senior Standing Counsel, UT Administration, Advocate Anupam Gupta has cleared all legal doubts with regard to banning plastic and polythene carry bags in Chandigarh. In his detailed legal opinion, Gupta has strongly advocated a complete ban on all shapes and sizes of plastic and polythene carry bags, relying upon the Plastic Manufacture Sale and Usage Rules, 1999, notified by the Central government under the Environment Protection Act, 1986.
Just how harmful are baby bottles, eyeglasses and other bisphenol-A plastics? Patricia Hunt, who helped to bring the issue to light a decade ago, is still trying to sort it all out.
Supermarkets in Sri Lanka pitch in to eradicate plastic menace supermarkets in Sri Lanka have come together to discourage the use of plastic shopping bags. As part of a three-phase environmental campaign, they have joined hands with the Central Environmental Authority (cea) and introduced eco-friendly shopping bags, mostly made of jute, at a nominal rate. The bags are being made available
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The systematic and scientific disposal of plastic and biodegradable waste by the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation was the cream of all surprises gifted by the Corporation to Kochi Mayor Mercy Williams.
On Duty: Transport Minister K. N. Nehru distributing pamphlets to traders in Gandhi Market in Tiruchi on Tuesday. Mayor Sarubala R. Tondaiman is seen. TIRUCHI: The ban on production and use of plastics below 20 microns in thickness will come into effect in the City from September 1.
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Sparked by surging oil, a dramatic rise in the value of old plastic is encouraging waste companies across the world to dig for buried riches in rotting rubbish dumps. Long a symbol of humanity's throw-away culture, existing landfill sites are now being viewed as mines of potential which as the world population grows could also help bolster the planet's dwindling natural resources.
A large number of factories associated with the informal recycling industry in the city burn plastic in residential areas and release hazardous fumes into the air. While the people worst affected by the burning of tons of plastic every day are the workforce employed at such factories
Clinical waste management in Barisal is going on without any scientific management, proper license and training and often piled on city roadsides posing risks of environmental and health hazards. More than 800 Kg. clinical wastages per day created from two public hospitals and more than 50 private hospital, clinics, laboratories, health care and diagnostic centers of Barisal city.
Neha Sinha New Delhi, August 13 Now, DPCC can search, confiscate material from illegal plastic manufacturing and recycling units in city Giving its ruling on arguably the city's biggest choker and polluter, plastics, the Delhi High Court has given more teeth to the normally toothless Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).
JAYANTA BASU Airports, railway stations, malls and fast food outlets have to take an active role in plastic waste management, the state environment department has decided. The department has asked all municipalities and municipal corporations to issue directives to malls, airports, railway stations and fast food centres to make arrangements for delivery of their plastic waste to authorised recycling units within August 31.
Mumbai, August 9 Finding an ecological solution to reuse polythene and plastic waste, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation laid a 100-metre stretch of road at Dadar using plastic and asphalt. This stretch on Prof V S Agashe Road near the Kohinoor Technical Institute in Dadarwas laid by the civic body's Road department with the help of the Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment (ICPE) . The BMC will test its sustainability for a year and then decide whether to lay an entire stretch of road using waste plastic.
Sri Lanka's Central Environment Authority (CEA) yesterday imposed another financial burden on the public by asking them to pay for the polyethylene sacks supermarkets use for bagging the groceries for free of charge normally. At a media briefing held to announce this decision, the Environment Minister and Ultra Nationalist Party, Jathika Hela Urumaya MP, Patali Champaka Ranawaka stated that the decision has been taken to prevent consumers misusing the bags. He said that all supermarket owners have agreed to this decision.
A coalition of five leading supermarket chains announced the launching of a campaign to completely deter the use of plastic shopping bags by their customers from August 1, 2008 with the support of Central Environmental Authority (CEA). Commenting on the initiative, Udaya Gammanpila, Chairman, CEA said, "One of the objectives of the National Policy on Solid Waste Management in Sri Lanka is to ensure the environmental accountability and social responsibility of all waste generators, waste managers and service providers.'
JAMMU, July 23: An awareness programme cum workshop was organized by J&K Khadi and Village Industries Board at Kanipora, Kulgam to create awareness amongst the rural entrepreneurs about different schemes being implemented by the board.
With the growing concern for climate change and the need for conservation, the perils of wastage are like the writing on the wall. Many people in the city have started making efforts to reduce wastage, either by conserving energy or using efficient alternatives. Though frequent carpools to work, reuse of paper, saving fuel and using less of plastic definitely helps save the environment. But another arena where a substantial amount of wastage can be curbed has to be that of day-to-day cosmetics