The problem with banning plastic
What is needed is to actually alter behaviour, if not preferences
Plastic-free planet: India’s polymer problem can be tackled if its street vendors switch to reusables, says study
Centre should take strong position on primary polymer production instead of stand taken at Nairobi recently, say activists
Is implementation of plastic ban in various states confined to paper?
No takers for recycling of many single-use plastic products, says report
The bane of consumerism
If plastic waste has to be done away with, the initiation has to come from consumers
Pollution in news on June 5
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution
Nairobi INC-3: A job half-done?
Intergovernmental meet to devise a global instrument to end plastic pollution results in a draft for more discussions
Let’s beat plastic pollution
Single-use plastics are still available; no data on how much of it a company generates
Pollution in news on May 10
India’s ban on select single-use plastic items: A start but still a long way from blanket ban
Several items that fall within Centre's definition of single-use plastic not included
No ban on single-use plastics, to be phased out by 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterates a commitment that India made last year
Pollution in news on June 7
Pollution in news on May 3
Plastic recycling: What it means
What do we really mean by recycling? What happens to the waste we can’t recycle?
Marine litter menace: Short-term solutions not enough; need robust policy
Effective enforcement of rules and penalty against defaulters is required
50 kg plastic for every metre of coast by 2040 without drastic action: Report
Coordinated global action is needed to avoid a plastic pile up
West Africa’s plastic waste could be fuelling the economy instead of polluting the ocean: Experts
Unintended consequences: Street vendors in India struggle amid the single-use plastic ban
The sudden ban on single-use plastics has left vendors grappling to find suitable alternatives, significantly impacting their businesses
Single-use plastic ban unfairly targets street vendors — but they have a solution for plastic pollution
Shift to a reusable system through public policy, stricter regulations across the entire plastics supply chain are key to enable just transition &…
Run-up to Ottawa: Report says 86% of Indians want reduction in plastic production
While a global call for action was evident, the intensity of support varied significantly between Global North & South