Shun single-use plastic for greener future, people told
1 week, 2 days ago

Shun single-use plastic for greener future, people told

The Hindu  

A small effort at avoiding single-use plastic in everyday lives can lay the foundation for a greener future for our children, said G. Jayalakshmi, Chief Commissioner of Land Administration and Special Officer of NTR District, on Saturday. Participating in the Swachh Andhra-Swarnandhra programme at Jupudi, Ms. Jayalakshmi said this one step today can save many lives tomorrow. Ms. Jayalakshmi, along with District Collector G. Lakshmisha, Mylavaram MLA Vasantha Venkata Krishna Prasad and other district officials, visited the ‘Waste to Wealth’ centre and observed the process of making of vermicompost. Then, they planted samplings and participated in a ‘Grama Sabha’ where the officials educated villagers about the ill-effects of single-use plastic.

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‘Once in a lifetime’ chance to end plastic pollution as nations assemble in Busan
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Once in a lifetime’ chance to end plastic pollution as nations assemble in Busan

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Environment activists stage a rally calling for a strong global plastics treaty ahead of the …

Swachhata Hi Seva: Awareness drive on single-use plastic held in Vijayawada
6 months ago

Swachhata Hi Seva: Awareness drive on single-use plastic held in Vijayawada

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Vijayawada Municipal Commissioner HM Dhyanachandra stated that the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign aims to clean parks like Rajiv Gandhi Park, RiverFront Plaza, and Scrap Parks with the support of residents, enhancing the environment for the public. Participating in a sanitation drive at Rajiv Gandhi Park and RiverFront Plaza, Dhyanachandra noted that the initiative focuses on popular leisure areas as …

How to live without plastics for a month, according to the founder of a global movement
8 months, 1 week ago

How to live without plastics for a month, according to the founder of a global movement

NPR  

How to live without plastics for a month, according to the founder of a global movement toggle caption Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR What would a month without buying any new single-use plastic products look like? This level of plastic waste inspired the Plastic Free July movement, which aims to engage individuals to reduce single-use plastic consumption as well as push for systemic …

Environment Day rally organised; MCC urged to crack down on single-use plastic
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Environment Day rally organised; MCC urged to crack down on single-use plastic

The Hindu  

The Karnataka State Youth Network and Rural Literacy and Health Programme took out a rally in the city on Wednesday to create public awareness on environmental conservation and the imperatives of reducing pollution levels. The rally was held near Devaraja Market and Dufferin Clock tower and a memorandum was submitted to the MCC commissioner for enforcing single-use plastic ban as …

In Lucknow’s waste-side story, plastic peril paints grim picture
11 months ago

In Lucknow’s waste-side story, plastic peril paints grim picture

Hindustan Times  

The plastic menace is a giant of a problem towering over Lucknow, cocking a snook at the ban on the use of single use plastic and posing a serious health hazard as modernisation and consumerism disturb the environmental equilibrium. The Chowk Nala area, which lies behind the famous Bada Imambara, is covered in plastics Nearly 300 metric tonnes of plastic …

Mindful youths working towards innovative plastic management
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mindful youths working towards innovative plastic management

Hindustan Times  

Plastic waste has been a topic of conversation for a long time now, but very few people think about reusing and disposing of it properly. Lahoti, a class XI student at IIS along with his plastic warrior team has been promoting innovative plastic waste management for a year and a half now. Several fish and animals died due to plastic …

India is moving away from single-use plastics
1 year, 8 months ago

India is moving away from single-use plastics

Hindustan Times  

Estimates suggest that about seven billion of the 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic produced between 1950 and 2017 became plastic waste, ending up in landfills or dumped. The ministry of environment, forest and climate change adopted a two-pronged strategy to tackle unmanaged and littered plastic waste by placing a ban on single-use plastic items and effective implementation through extended producer …

How to build a zero-waste economy
1 year, 9 months ago

How to build a zero-waste economy

Salon  

It wasn't until Sarah Paiji Yoo became a new mother that her journey into plastic-free living really began. Yoo said the bottles are intended to be "the last set" of cleaning containers her customers ever buy: No more disposable plastic, no more pollution, no more hazardous tap water. By promoting a "circular economy" — patterns of consumption that reduce waste …

India Leads Fight for Green Rights: Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

India Leads Fight for Green Rights: Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the developing and underdeveloped countries of the world are suffering from the flawed policies of a few developed countries and asserted that India had raised the issue of climate justice in front of every such country. The PM said: “Even today, developing and underdeveloped countries of the world are suffering …

Call to protect environment by imposing curbs on use of plastic
1 year, 9 months ago

Call to protect environment by imposing curbs on use of plastic

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Energy and environment minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy has called for protection of the environment through curbs on use of plastic. The minister was taking part in a programme marking World Environment Day under the aegis of the AP Pollution Control Board here on Monday. With regard to solar power generation, we got investments worth RS 9 lakh crore for …

World Environment Day to Prevent Plastic Pollution
1 year, 9 months ago

World Environment Day to Prevent Plastic Pollution

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Ahead of World Environment Day, June 5, which has ‘preventing plastic pollution’ as the theme, experts said that it was important to look at the policies and their implementation to ensure that the goal was met. Environmentalist and public policy expert Donthi Narasimha Reddy told Deccan Chronicle, “The problem of plastic usage is much bigger than the individual behavior …

Civic body hosts 'Poha' party to rid Indore of single-use plastic
1 year, 10 months ago

Civic body hosts 'Poha' party to rid Indore of single-use plastic

Hindustan Times  

The civic body in Madhya Pradesh's Indore organised a farewell 'poha' party on Sunday to make people aware about the ill effects of single-use plastic. The civic body of the cleanest city in the country served 'poha', a local snack, to dignitaries and citizens to create awareness against single-use plastic. With the theme 'Beat Plastic Pollution' for WED 2018, it …

India has taken ‘resolute’ steps towards eliminating single-use plastic, says Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey
2 years, 5 months ago

India has taken ‘resolute’ steps towards eliminating single-use plastic, says Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey

The Hindu  

India has taken resolute steps to reflect its commitment towards elimination of single-use plastics and it has also taken leadership in international fora to channel global attention towards the pollution they cause, Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey has said. He was speaking at the two-day national Eco Alternatives Expo and Start-Up conference …

Man Cycling to Bangladesh from Daman and Diu with Message to Shun Single-use Plastic
2 years, 6 months ago

Man Cycling to Bangladesh from Daman and Diu with Message to Shun Single-use Plastic

News 18  

Accompanied by daughters, seven-year-old Shreya and four-year-old Yukti, Anil Chauhan has cycled 11,000 km from Daman and Diu to Lucknow. Asked why he was undertaking such an arduous journey with his two daughters, Chauhan, a widower, said his mission was to stop the death of cows due to single-use plastic. ”Most of the cows in the country die by eating …

Andhra Pradesh: Implementation of single-use plastic ban ineffective in Kurnool, Anantapur
2 years, 6 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Implementation of single-use plastic ban ineffective in Kurnool, Anantapur

The Hindu  

The implementation of the ban on single-use plastic has been the most ineffective in undivided Kurnool and Anantapur districts with the supply lines of carry bags, packing material for hotels and small restaurants/eateries continuing uninterrupted. While the Kurnool Municipal Corporation has been at the forefront in implementing it for a long time, during the current phase of the ban from …

From Morena to Mangaluru and beyond, a young cyclist’s crusade against single-use plastic
2 years, 8 months ago

From Morena to Mangaluru and beyond, a young cyclist’s crusade against single-use plastic

The Hindu  

In his campaign for environmental conservation and fight against single-use plastic, Brajesh Sharma, a 32 year-old man from Morena in Madhya Pradesh, has already clocked 36,000-odd km on his rugged bicycle. Despite governments banning single-use plastic and local governments issuing orders in that regard, the ban has not completely come into effect at the ground-level, regretted Mr. Sharma, who reached …

Plastic Free July 2022: How to smash the challenge, from reusable bottles to make-up
2 years, 8 months ago

Plastic Free July 2022: How to smash the challenge, from reusable bottles to make-up

The Independent  

Get our weekly Home and Garden email for tips, advice and interior inspiration Get our weekly Home and Garden email for tips, and interior inspiration Get our weekly Home and Garden email for tips, and interior inspiration SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Plastic Free July …

App, Control Rooms, Special Teams: India Set For Single-Use Plastic Ban From July 1
2 years, 8 months ago

App, Control Rooms, Special Teams: India Set For Single-Use Plastic Ban From July 1

News 18  

Clearing all decks, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has announced that India is set to ban manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of identified single-use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, all across the country from July 1. India notified the Plastic Waste Management Rules Rules, 2021 in August last year banning …

Green Revolution 2.0: Saying No to Plastic is Fantastic, Finding Options Isn't, Say Industries Ahead of Single-Use Ban
2 years, 8 months ago

Green Revolution 2.0: Saying No to Plastic is Fantastic, Finding Options Isn't, Say Industries Ahead of Single-Use Ban

News 18  

Preparations are underway on war-footing as India readies itself for a ban on notified single-use plastic items. We have already placed the orders, but there are logistical constraints as the same supplier is providing straws to multiple players.” While most industries have already replaced some of the single-use plastic items such as cutlery and ice-cream sticks, it is the shortage …

Green Revolution 2.0: It's Last Straw, Say Activists as Industries Drag Their Feet on Single-Use Plastics Ban
2 years, 8 months ago

Green Revolution 2.0: It's Last Straw, Say Activists as Industries Drag Their Feet on Single-Use Plastics Ban

News 18  

When you visit the nearest market next month, be sure to look around. These banned items include straws, stirrers, ear buds, candies, balloons with plastic sticks, cutlery, cigarette packs, packaging films and polystyrene for decoration. For a country that is swamped with a whopping 3.5 million tonnes of domestic plastic waste generated every year, stemming the flow of just 19 …

Visakhapatnam: Audience pose interesting questions to judges at meet on plastic menace
2 years, 9 months ago

Visakhapatnam: Audience pose interesting questions to judges at meet on plastic menace

The Hindu  

Rajeswari, a student associated with the Free Legal Aid Cell of Andhra University, made heads turn at the AU Convention Hall on Thursday as she posed the first question to Supreme Court Justice Uday Umesh Lalit during an interactive session at the end of a meeting on plastic menace. “Everyone is advocating the ban on plastic, but what will happen …

Visakhapatnam: Supreme Court Justice calls for ideas to root out single-use plastic
2 years, 9 months ago

Visakhapatnam: Supreme Court Justice calls for ideas to root out single-use plastic

The Hindu  

Supreme Court Justice and National Legal Services Authority Executive Chairman Uday Umesh Lalit has called upon all stakeholders to come up with new ideas to end the plastic menace, which he said was putting tremendous burden on the earth and posing a threat to future generations. Justice Lalit was speaking at a NALSA New Module Programme on ‘Say No to …

Britons urged to count all plastic waste for a week as part of new Greenpeace campaign
2 years, 11 months ago

Britons urged to count all plastic waste for a week as part of new Greenpeace campaign

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The survey comes as a YouGov poll of nearly 2,000 people for Greenpeace reveals that 81 per cent of …

India Taking All Steps to Ensure it Becomes Free of Single-use Plastic by 2022: Prakash Javadekar
3 years, 9 months ago

India Taking All Steps to Ensure it Becomes Free of Single-use Plastic by 2022: Prakash Javadekar

News 18  

New Delhi, June 8: India is taking all steps to ensure that the country becomes free of single-use plastic by 2022 as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday while launching ‘Plastic Hackathon 2021’ campaign. Announcing the campaign, he said it will help finding suitable alternatives to SUP and identify new ways of …

78 per cent Indians want complete ban on single use plastics: Survey
5 years, 3 months ago

78 per cent Indians want complete ban on single use plastics: Survey

India TV News  

A new survey by a market research firm has suggested a majority of urban Indians are willing to take a tough stand on the use of plastics and 78 per cent Indians are favouring a complete ban on it. Over 80 per cent urban Indians polled said they will hold the manufacturers accountable for the recycling and re-use of packaging …

78% Indians want complete ban on single use plastics: Survey
5 years, 3 months ago

78% Indians want complete ban on single use plastics: Survey

The Quint  

New Delhi, Nov 26 Majority of urban Indians are willing to take a tough stand on plastics with 78 per cent favouring a complete ban on single use plastics, says a new survey by market research firm Ipsos. Over 80 per cent urban Indians polled said they will hold the manufacturers accountable for the recycling and re-use of packaging produced …

Single-use plastics: How can one minimise their use at home
5 years, 5 months ago

Single-use plastics: How can one minimise their use at home

India TV News  

It's Gandhi Jayanti today and on this day 150 years ago, the greatest advocate of 'Swachh Bharat' -- Mahatma Gandhi -- was born. In the third segment, we are going to talk about the most basic tips that you can use at your homes to minimise single-use plastics at your home. Get the kids in your house hand-made toys Hand-made …

Jairam Ramesh opposes ban on single use plastic, says it will harm jobs
5 years, 6 months ago

Jairam Ramesh opposes ban on single use plastic, says it will harm jobs

Op India  

In one of the recent measures to stamp out single-use plastic that form a major chunk of waste accumulated in the cities and villages across India, the Modi government has decided to enforce a country-wide ban on single-use plastic and provide a boost to the environmentally-friendly substitutes in order to emancipate the country from this ecological menace. Congress leader and …

Congress’ Jairam Ramesh bats against ban on single-use plastic
5 years, 6 months ago

Congress’ Jairam Ramesh bats against ban on single-use plastic

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Congressman and former environment minister Jairam Ramesh has voiced his opposition to the government’s plan to ban single-use plastic, saying the real problem centred around their disposal and recycling. The ban will only grab headlines, home & abroad, and mask the Modi regime's true environmental record.” The government plans to ban use of single-use plastic products like straws, …

India will say goodbye to single-use plastic, and restore degraded land, says Narendra Modi at UNCCD COP14 conference in NCR
5 years, 6 months ago

India will say goodbye to single-use plastic, and restore degraded land, says Narendra Modi at UNCCD COP14 conference in NCR

Firstpost  

The UNCCD COP14 conference is being hosted by India this year from 2 September to 13 September Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a meeting at the 14th session of the Conference of Parties to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification on Monday. https://t.co/Fn2w4uquWQ — Narendra Modi September 9, 2019 Speaking at the conference, Modi said between 2015 and 2017, India’s …

Mann Ki Baat: PM calls for mass movement against single-use plastic from Oct 2
5 years, 6 months ago

Mann Ki Baat: PM calls for mass movement against single-use plastic from Oct 2

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to observe the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi this year as a day to make India plastic-free and exhorted municipalities, NGOs and the corporate sector to come up with ways for safe disposal of accumulated plastic waste before Diwali. The call for a mass movement came days after Mr. Modi’s Independence …

Population control a form of patriotism: PM Modi
5 years, 7 months ago

Population control a form of patriotism: PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the need for population control during his Independence speech from the ramparts of Red Fort. There is need of social awareness,” Prime Minister Modi said. He said: “Those who follow the policy of small family also contribute to the development of the nation, it is also a form of patriotism.” Asserting that single-use plastic …

Only solution to China's plastic pollution is making less of it: Greenpeace report
5 years, 11 months ago

Only solution to China's plastic pollution is making less of it: Greenpeace report

Firstpost  

China’s ban on plastic import has disrupted a chain & forced importing countries to look elsewhere. From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China’s ban on accepting the world’s used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil. Consume less, produce less In mainland China, imports of plastic waste …

Schools urged to eliminate single-use plastic by 2022
6 years, 2 months ago

Schools urged to eliminate single-use plastic by 2022

The Independent  

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A plastic free and green Diwali
6 years, 4 months ago

A plastic free and green Diwali

Hindustan Times  

As the city’s Air Quality Index continues to deteriorate, owing to pollution, many have taken the stand to go for a green Diwali. Upload a picture with #MeriPlasticFreeDiwali & I’ll share my favourite ones.” Delhi-based retired IAS officer Anoop Srivastava,who runs the NGO Campaign against Plastic Pollution, lauds the idea. We’re so used to using disposable plastic stuff, and need …

Let's Stop Pretending Quitting Straws Will Solve Plastic Pollution
6 years, 9 months ago

Let's Stop Pretending Quitting Straws Will Solve Plastic Pollution

Huff Post  

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dia Mirza and Adrian Grenier have a message for you: It’s easy to beat plastic. They’re part of a bunch of celebrities starring in a new video for World Environment Day — encouraging you, the consumer, to swap out your single-use plastic staples like straws and cutlery to combat the plastics crisis. Realistically, I’m not going to start …

World Environment Day 2018: Alia Bhatt, Arjun Kapoor, Dia Mirza and other Bollywood actors join #BeatThePlastic campaign
6 years, 9 months ago

World Environment Day 2018: Alia Bhatt, Arjun Kapoor, Dia Mirza and other Bollywood actors join #BeatThePlastic campaign

Firstpost  

Indian celebrities took to Twitter to share how they have found alternatives to single-use plastic products on the occasion of World Environment Day 2018. Join the global game of Tag to #BeatPlasticPollution for #WorldEnvironmentDay - show how you're making the switch from single-use plastic & challenge 3 friends to do the same: https://t.co/diOnvsuk1g pic.twitter.com/5BCMkYXF07 — UN Environment Programme June 3, …

Shun plastics, plant more trees, create behavioural changes
6 years, 11 months ago

Shun plastics, plant more trees, create behavioural changes

The Quint  

By Ved Krishna Earth -- our home -- is a truly magnificent place. As this year's Earth Day theme focuses on "Ending Plastic Pollution", it's high time we take a step forward and replace plastic and styrofoam usage with biodegradable products. Here are five suggestions to achieve a sustainable environment in the years to come: * Stop using plastic: While …

Panchayatraj bodies asked to reserve 5 per cent of budgetary grant for waste plastic management
8 years, 4 months ago

Panchayatraj bodies asked to reserve 5 per cent of budgetary grant for waste plastic management

The Hindu  

Acting on mitigating the plastic menace in rural areas, a meeting in Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat on Monday resolved that panchayatraj institutions should reserve five per cent of their annual budgetary grant for waste plastic management. It resolved that 230 gram panchayats, five taluk panchayats and the zilla panchayat should reserve funds for activities related to the collection of waste …

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