Going surgical on plastics in Rwanda
This African country has set an example on how to strictly enforce plastic-related laws
Psychology of plastic use: How marketing, packaging and product design affect customer behaviour
Sustainability-focused behavioural shift necessary to reduce consumption of plastic
Plastic or no plastic?
World Environment Day 2023: A call to action for a sustainable future
The theme for this year is ‘solutions to plastic pollution’
How plastics caused fire & affected air, water, soil, life in Brahmapuram
Waste-to-energy plants are not the solution
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
Kenya flooded with plastic waste from exported used clothes
The used clothes end up in Nairobi River or are used as fuel, causing pollution
Simply Put: Choking hazard for oceans
Why we need national standards for using fine-soil-like material recovered from legacy waste dumpsites in India
Fine soil-like materials recovered from legacy dumpsites may contain contaminants and should thus be tested before used in any application
It is raining plastic: 74 tonnes of microplastics fell from the air on Auckland in 2020
Tinier particles that are inhaled easily were found in higher quantities
Whose waste is it?
Producers are shifting their plastic recovery responsibility to other companies
Great Pacific Garbage Patch ‘much larger’ than earlier estimated
The garbage patch is largely made up of tiny bits of plastic trapped by ocean currents
Plastic-free planet: Like-minded group of countries demand changes to zero draft
First day did not progress to contact group discussions
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
Draft extended producer responsibility policy: How gaps in achieving fundamental goals can be closed
The draft incorporates important objectives but leaves out some fundamental ones
Plastic recycling is failing — here’s how the world must respond
Retailers must make it easier for customers to refill containers
Globally, 23 cities pledge to reduce waste sent to landfills, incinerators by 50%
This commitment will avoid disposal of at least 87 million tonnes of waste by 2030
Why dumping plastic waste in landfills is a much bigger issue
Potential routes for plastic losses from landfills involve environmental mechanisms like wind, flooding, leaching and runoffs
Parliamentary Digest (August 4, 2022): A million tonnes of e-waste generated in 2019-20
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Plastic-free planet: Third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee begins in Nairobi
Global Coalition for Plastics Sustainability announced; India submits pre-meeting written statement for first time
Plastic recycling: What it means
What do we really mean by recycling? What happens to the waste we can’t recycle?
UNEA 5.2: Excitement, jubilation as resolution to end plastic pollution by 2024 adopted
The treaty called for “sovereignty of states to work for public good”
As told to Parliament (December 20, 2021): 3.4 million tonnes of plastic waste generated in 2019-20
As told to Parliament (March 20, 2023): Rainfed rice can go down by 20% in 2050 in absence of climate adaptation
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 22, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal