Contents1 What is the news?2 What are the various categories under it?3 What are the new rules?4 What are the targets for collection and recycling?5 What if entities fail to fulfil the rules? What is the news? Recently the Environment Ministry has issued draft guidelines for controlling the use of plastic. The notification was expected… Continue reading Govt announces Plastic Waste recycling targets
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NITI Aayog – UNDP Launch Handbook on Sustainable Management of Plastic Waste for ULB’s
Contents1 What is the News?2 What was the need for this handbook?3 What are the suggestions given by the handbook?3.1 Material Recovery Facility(MRF)3.2 Institutionalization of Waste Pickers in governance bodies3.3 IEC and Digitization What is the News? NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman has launched the NITI Aayog – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Handbook on Sustainable Urban… Continue reading NITI Aayog – UNDP Launch Handbook on Sustainable Management of Plastic Waste for ULB’s
A circular economy for plastic
Source: The Hindu Relevance: Dealing with plastic waste Synopsis: The Plastic pact model to address plastic pollution is now being brought to India by CII and WWF India. An analysis of the plastic waste issue and solutions offered by plastic pact model. Contents1 Why plastic waste needs to be managed?2 The solution for India3 What… Continue reading A circular economy for plastic
Plastic Pollution in Great Nicobar Island
News: A survey of five beaches in the Great Nicobar islands have recorded the presence of plastics. The study was published in the journal Current Science. Facts: Key findings of the Survey About 10 countries including India contributed to the plastic litter in the island. They were Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, India, Myanmar,… Continue reading Plastic Pollution in Great Nicobar Island
CSIR and GAIL join hands to scale up production of diesel from Plastic waste
Union Minister for Science and Technology has inaugurated a waste plastic to diesel plant in Dehradun. The plant has been set up in CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) whose scientists will process waste plastics into fuel.The technology has been developed under the GAIL’s sponsorship. Using this plant,polyolefinic wastes which accounts for approximately 70% of… Continue reading CSIR and GAIL join hands to scale up production of diesel from Plastic waste
G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste
At the recent G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Transitions and Global Environment for Sustainable Growth, held in Japan, G20 economies has adopted a new implementation framework for actions to combat marine plastic pollution. The new framework is aimed at facilitating further concrete action on marine waste, on a voluntary basis. In 2017, at G20 Hamburg… Continue reading G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste
NGT forms panel to discuss plea seeking ban on plastic packaging
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set up an expert committee to examine whether there is a need for further norms to restrict plastic packaging of food products. The newly formed committee comprises representatives of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Bureau of Indian Standards, Central Pollution Control Board and Directorate General of… Continue reading NGT forms panel to discuss plea seeking ban on plastic packaging
Malaysia to send back plastic waste to foreign nations
Malaysia has said that it will return 450 tonnes of contaminated plastic waste to the countries that shipped it, in a refusal to become a dumping ground for the world’s trash. The waste-filled containers will be shipped to Malaysia from the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan, China, Saudi Arabia and… Continue reading Malaysia to send back plastic waste to foreign nations
180 nations agree on a new UN accord to curb export of plastic waste
Recently,1,400 representatives from around 180 countries has agreed on a new UN accord to regulate the export of plastic waste.This meeting was organized by the UN Environment Programme(UNEP) in Geneva. The Geneva meeting amended the 1989 Basel Convention on the control of hazardous wastes to include plastic waste in a legally-binding, globally-reaching framework for managing… Continue reading 180 nations agree on a new UN accord to curb export of plastic waste
Scientists track Indian Ocean’s plastic
Researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) have tracked ocean plastic waste in the Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean is the world’s biggest dumping ground for plastic waste. However, where the plastic waste ends up has been a mystery. Researchers have found that the floating plastic wastes are pushed from the southern Indian Ocean… Continue reading Scientists track Indian Ocean’s plastic
