Strict enforcement of ban on single-use plastics necessary: Puducherry Chief Minister
1 year, 6 months ago

Strict enforcement of ban on single-use plastics necessary: Puducherry Chief Minister

The Hindu  

Stressing the need to evolve sustainable development programmes for a better future, Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Monday said there was an urgent need to enforce the ban on single-use plastic items more stringently. There is need for stricter enforcement,” he said while participating in an event to mark World Environment Day at Kamban Kalaiyarangam. Expressing concern over the depletion of groundwater and difficulties faced by the government in providing potable drinking water, Mr. Rangasamy said the government was engaged in consultation with stakeholders to launch a ₹550-crore drinking water project in the Union Territory. The Chief Minister released a document on the Puducherry Green Budget and Annual Environment Survey Report - 2022-23.

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Despite ban, plastic still in use in Bengaluru: Experts
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Despite ban, plastic still in use in Bengaluru: Experts

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: While World Environment Day is observed on June 5, the ban on plastic imposed by the BBMP has failed. Solid waste management experts slammed the BBMP and said the plastic ban is not enforced at all. V Ramprasad, advisor to the BBMP on Swachh Survekshan, said, “Nobody has taken the plastic ban seriously. Swachha Eco Solutions co-founder Rajesh said …

Call to protect environment by imposing curbs on use of plastic
1 year, 6 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, 6 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 …

Explained: 3 ways countries can make single-use plastic bans more effective
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained: 3 ways countries can make single-use plastic bans more effective

Firstpost  

Single-use plastic bans can inspire wider changes to social systems. But without planned access to alternatives, a phased introduction, and efforts to nurture public support, product bans have a limited effect on plastic pollution Governments around the world are introducing single-use plastic product bans to alleviate pollution. The UK government has followed suit by announcing a ban on the supply …

Use of banned single-use plastics on the rise in Coimbatore city
2 years, 2 months ago

Use of banned single-use plastics on the rise in Coimbatore city

The Hindu  

Despite the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change amending the Plastic Waste Management Rules and imposing a ban on manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of single-use plastic items from July 1, 2022, the banned plastic is used widely across the city. Many of the retail vegetable vendors at Anna Market on Mettupalayam Road continue to use the …

Man Cycling to Bangladesh from Daman and Diu with Message to Shun Single-use Plastic
2 years, 3 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 …

Winning the war on single-use plastic
2 years, 3 months ago

Winning the war on single-use plastic

The Hindu  

February 27 was no regular Sunday for the employees of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. A surprise was in store for them from none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in his Mann Ki Baat address lauded the civic body’s Cloth Bag Challenge initiative launched in schools to motivate schoolchildren to adopt alternatives to plastic bags. The words of encouragement …

Andhra Pradesh: Implementation of single-use plastic ban ineffective in Kurnool, Anantapur
2 years, 3 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 …

Single-use plastic ban: Noida authority's 'anti-plastic drive' culminates in Sector-77 today
2 years, 5 months ago

Single-use plastic ban: Noida authority's 'anti-plastic drive' culminates in Sector-77 today

India TV News  

Highlights Anti-plastic drive was conducted on Sunday by Noida authority to create awareness Noida authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari also participated in the awareness drive on July 3 Along with the awareness campaign, a musical band performance was also held Single-use plastic ban news: As per the guidelines from Uttar Pradesh administration, an anti-plastic drive was conducted by the Noida authority …

Andhra Pradesh: GMC intensifies enforcement of ban on single-use plastic
2 years, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: GMC intensifies enforcement of ban on single-use plastic

The Hindu  

The Guntur Municipal Corporation has intensified its enforcement of the ban on single-use plastic in the city as it has come to light that many vendors are yet to comply with the new rule. “We are making it clear that any shops, vegetable vendors, fruit vendors, malls and other establishments using single-use plastic would be fined ₹5,000. The 2013 notification …

Single-use plastic ban violation to invite fine of up to Rs 1 lakh or jail term, says Gopal Rai
2 years, 5 months ago

Single-use plastic ban violation to invite fine of up to Rs 1 lakh or jail term, says Gopal Rai

Firstpost  

The Delhi minister said the government will issue warning notices to units found flouting the ban on 19 identified SUP items till 10 July and thereafter take punitive action against repeat offenders. New Delhi: Violation of the ban on single-use plastic items in Delhi will invite a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh or a jail term of up …

'We Want to Go Green, But...': Ban on Single-use Plastic with No Cheap Option Leaves Vendors Anxious
2 years, 5 months ago

'We Want to Go Green, But...': Ban on Single-use Plastic with No Cheap Option Leaves Vendors Anxious

News 18  

The Centre’s ban on certain single-use plastic items came into force on Friday, the violation of which will invite punitive action, including a fine or a jail term or both. The identified SUP items include earbuds, plastic sticks for balloons, flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, polystyrene plates, cups, glasses, forks, spoons, knives, straws, trays, wrapping or packaging films around sweets …

Haryana bans single-use plastic
2 years, 5 months ago

Haryana bans single-use plastic

Firstpost  

The state government has taken resolute steps for mitigation of pollution caused by littered single-use plastic Chandigarh: The Haryana government said it has decided to ban single-use plastic in the state from 1 July. To phase out single-use plastic items by 2022, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had issued a notification in August last year, banning …

GHMC to refrain from single-use plastic ban due to lack of alternatives
2 years, 5 months ago

GHMC to refrain from single-use plastic ban due to lack of alternatives

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Even as the Union government gears up to enforce a ban on single-use plastic from July 1, the GHMC is reluctant to adopt the policy due to a lack of alternatives, official sources said. However, forest and environment minister A. Indrakaran Reddy, in a media statement, said that the government would be adopting a different mechanism to ban single-use …

Plastic: From saviour of forests to the bane and the ban
2 years, 5 months ago

Plastic: From saviour of forests to the bane and the ban

The Hindu  

Around 253 million plastic straws are being used in Bengaluru alone every year. But, beginning Friday, users and manufacturers of any kind of single-use plastic items will have to cough up fines as the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, along with the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike will follow strict implementation of the nationwide ban on SUP announced by the Central …

​Green Revolution 2.0: Single-Use Plastic Ban ‘Make or Break’ Moment for Green Future, Implementation Key​
2 years, 5 months ago

​Green Revolution 2.0: Single-Use Plastic Ban ‘Make or Break’ Moment for Green Future, Implementation Key​

News 18  

As the country prepares to take its first major step to phase out single-use plastic items starting Friday, environmentalists highlight that it is a ‘make-or-break’ moment for India’s green future. Our cities are littered with non-biodegradable plastic material, and it is greatly adding to environmental stress and degradation.” The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021, notified by the government in August …

Single-use plastic to be banned in India from 1 July: What will be allowed and what won't?
2 years, 5 months ago

Single-use plastic to be banned in India from 1 July: What will be allowed and what won't?

Firstpost  

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said in order to ensure an effective ban on single-use plastic products, national and state-level control rooms will be set up to check illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of these items Addressing the threat caused to the environment by single-use plastic products, India is set to ban the manufacture, …

Amended plastic waste rules to be effective July 1
2 years, 5 months ago

Amended plastic waste rules to be effective July 1

The Hindu  

The Mangaluru City Corporation will enforce the amended Plastic Waste Management Rules 2021 that expanded the ban on single-use plastic to include plastic sticks used in earbuds, ice creams, plastic plates, cups, etc., on July 1. The State government banned single-use plastic items, including carry bags, banners, buntings, flex, plates and cups, in March 2016 itself. The Union Ministry of …

App, Control Rooms, Special Teams: India Set For Single-Use Plastic Ban From July 1
2 years, 5 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, 5 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 …

Canada to ban single-use plastics by the end of the year in a ‘historic’ move
2 years, 6 months ago

Canada to ban single-use plastics by the end of the year in a ‘historic’ move

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 ambitious plan comes after years of announcements made by Justin Trudeau’s government to ban single-use plastic in order …

Efforts on to contain plastic pollution off Kerala coast
2 years, 6 months ago

Efforts on to contain plastic pollution off Kerala coast

The Hindu  

As the world celebrated Ocean Day on Wednesday, the 24 fishing harbours in the State have come under the ‘Suchitwa Saagaram, Sundara Theeram’ campaign that was launched on a pilot basis at the Neendakara fishing harbour in Kollam under a State government initiative to clear the Kerala coastal sea waters and the coast of plastic waste accumulation. Sheik Pareeth, managing …

Punjab to Ban Single-use Plastic from July
2 years, 6 months ago

Punjab to Ban Single-use Plastic from July

News 18  

The Punjab government on Sunday announced to impose a ban on single-use plastic from July. During a virtual state-level function to mark World Environment Day 2022, Secretary, Science, Technology and Environment Rahul Tewari announced the decision of the state government for environment protection. Tewari said the state “government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is committed to make Punjab clean, …

Andhra Pradesh: Guntur Municipal Corporation to impose ban on plastic bags from July 1
2 years, 6 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Guntur Municipal Corporation to impose ban on plastic bags from July 1

The Hindu  

Single-use plastic will be banned in Guntur from July 1, Municipal Commissioner Keerthi Chekuri said. The Commissioner, along with Mayor Kavati Manohar Naidu, told reporters that the ban would be enforced from July 1 and asked residents to cooperate with the GMC in order to achieve the civic body’s goal of eliminating single-use plastic. The 2013 notification has several features …

India to Ban Single-Use Plastic from July 1. Here’s How Other Nations are Tackling This Danger
2 years, 7 months ago

India to Ban Single-Use Plastic from July 1. Here’s How Other Nations are Tackling This Danger

News 18  

Being one of the culprits that contribute massively to global warming, single-use plastics have been choking not just drains but lives too. By adopting effective measures and pushing for the use of alternatives, 80 countries have been successful in bringing a full or partial ban on single-use plastic. Countries like Uganda, South Africa, Malawi, Ethiopia, and Rwanda among others have …

Pathetic implementation of ban on single use plastics, says NGT
3 years, 1 month ago

Pathetic implementation of ban on single use plastics, says NGT

The Hindu  

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has issued directions to the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary and Environment department secretary to revive the steering committee and the regional monitoring committees to take all effective steps to implement the ban on single use plastics in the State in letter and spirit. “The government must also understand the need for protecting …

Centre Notifies Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules To Prohibit Single-Use Items By 2022 | Know Details
3 years, 4 months ago

Centre Notifies Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules To Prohibit Single-Use Items By 2022 | Know Details

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Union Government on Friday notified 'Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021' with the aim to prohibit identified single-use plastic items by next year, considering their adverse effects on the environment. Direction To States & UTs The Ministry further stated that the waste management infrastructure in the States/UTs is being strengthened through the 'Swachh Bharat Mission' and the …

Several single-use plastic items to be banned from 1 July next year; Centre notifies amended rules
3 years, 4 months ago

Several single-use plastic items to be banned from 1 July next year; Centre notifies amended rules

Firstpost  

The thickness of plastic carry bags will be increased from 50 microns to 75 microns from 30 September, 2021, and to 120 microns from 31 December, 2022. New Delhi: The Centre has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, prohibiting manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of identified single-use plastic items, including candy sticks, plates, cups and cutlery, …

Single-use plastic items to be banned within a year: Govt tells Lok Sabha
3 years, 5 months ago

Single-use plastic items to be banned within a year: Govt tells Lok Sabha

Live Mint  

Candy sticks and ice-cream sticks made of plastic may get phased out from January 1, 2022, the Centre informed Parliament on Friday. Single-use plastic items expected to be phased out by September 30 this year include carry bags made of virgin or recycled plastic less than 120 microns in thickness and non-woven plastic carry bag less than 60 GSM or …

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