Life of Plastic: India is not collecting and recycling its polymer waste properly; here is how
Plastic waste in India is collected mostly by ragpickers, rather than the authorities; 68% of the plastic waste generated in India is …
UNEA 5.2: Australia dumping plastic in ASEAN countries despite ending exports in 2020, shows report
Australia promoting policies driving “massive investment” in plastic waste fuel, says report
The Philippines gets its first ‘zero waste’ island
Residents of Apo Island now rinse and dry out their plastic bottles, food cans and other recyclables before throwing them away
Silent pandemic needs agenda for change
The rise of antimicrobial resistance is as catastrophic as COVID-19 or climate change
COVID-19: What it is to ‘work from home’ for women waste-pickers
Most housing units in Bhalaswa village have not been upgraded to support informal waste work. This impacts women’s productivity, …
NGT has imposed a fine of about 80,000 crore so far on states for not disposing of sewage and garbage
If this amount was to be deposited by the states, it would be 48% more than the CAMPA fund.
Kochi: Brahmapuram fire exposes outdated waste management practices in Kerala cities
In Brahmapuram, in all probability, the blaze broke out from thick layers of dry plastic waste heaped for several years
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 20, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Draft Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021: Addressing the bigger problem
The draft proposes increasing thickness of carry bags made of virgin plastic to 120 microns from 50 microns; ban single-use plastic from 2022
CSE-DTE at Ottawa: Poor progress at INC-4 as it fails to address the elephant in the room
Many provisions of substantive elements do not make it to textual negotiations; like-minded groups dominate Closing Plenary
Run-up to Ottawa: New study shows how global plastic waste trade evolved recently & ways for responsible management
A most significant shift in global plastic waste trade landscape has been the decline in exports to China & Hong Kong
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Single-use plastic bans: Research shows three ways to make them effective
Without supporting measures, or by failing to treat the ban as the beginning of a broader phase-down of plastic, banning some items does little …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 11, 2022)
Bitter sweet: The story of Agra’s petha waste
In 2021, when merely 7 per cent of the units were functional, 17.8 tonnes of petha waste per day was generated
Time’s running out: Is India ready to handle 34,600 tonnes of solar waste by 2030?
With India’s ambitious solar target of 280 GW by 2030, it is time to formulate a sound solar waste management policy
Plastic waste
Petrochemical companies, their % share in total production and their capacities
Simply Put: Cow and its national food
Megadrought along border strains US - Mexico water relations
A landmark 1944 US-Mexico treaty that governs water relations between the two countries, is buckling under the enormous strain of climate change
Infographic: Sanitation & waste in Indian cities
Indian urban households lack access to safe sanitation facilities. This includes eight capital cities
False solutions, green washing may put dampner on historic global plastic treaty
The real fight now is to develop a treaty without the negative influence of the conglomerates.
Win against waste colonialism: US group pledges restorative action after taking back ‘harmful’ report
A 2015 report by US-based Ocean Conservancy blamed 5 Asian countries for plastic waste
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 17, 2023)