Topic: Plastic Waste Management
2023 Plastic Overshoot Day Report
Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, causing significant harm to ecosystems and wildlife. One crucial milestone in this crisis... Forever Toxic: The Science on Health Threats from Plastic Recycling
Plastic recycling has long been hailed as an effective solution to combat plastic pollution. However, a recent report published by Greenpeace Philippines challenges this notion by revealing that...
Just Transition Initiative
South Africa and Kenya have recently announced the Just Transition Initiative to put an end to plastic pollution in an inclusive manner. This announcement came in the aftermath...
The Plastic Life-Cycle
The report – The Plastic Life-Cycle – was released by the Delhi-based think-tank, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). It was released during the one day national conclave...
Guidelines on EPR for Plastic Packaging
Under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) on plastic packaging. Overview With...
Swachhata Start-Up Challenge
Swachhata Start-Up challenge was launched to increase innovation in waste management. It was launched by the Agence Francaise de Developpment, AFD and the Department of Promotion of Industry...
India’s Plastic Waste Recycling Targets
The Union environment ministry has released a draft notification to regulate the extended producer responsibility (EPR) under the “Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016”. Key facts The draft provides...
NITI Aayog: Handbook on Sustainable urban plastic waste management
The Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Rajiv Kumar, launched the “NITI Aayog – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Handbook on Sustainable Urban Plastic Waste Management” on October 12,...
European Union bans Export of Plastic Waste to poor countries
The European Union recently announced that it is to completely ban the exports of unsorted plastic to poor countries. The new rules of the European Union will amend...
Delhi Airport: The First Single-use Plastic-free airport
The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has become the first airport in India to become free of single-use plastics. The airport committed itself to become single-use plastics free...
Swachh Bharat Mission achieves its urban target
On December 23, 2019, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announced that urban areas of 35 states have been declared Open Defecation Free. It includes 4,167 cities. The...
