Plastic microbeads can no longer be used in cosmetics and personal care products in the UK, after a long-promised ban came into effect on Tuesday. The ban initially bars the manufacture of such products and a ban on sales will follow in July. The huge problem of plastic pollution choking the oceans has gained a […]
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No more plastic bags in Montreal; first major Canadian city to implement ban
The city of Montreal is taking tough measures to cut down on waste. Starting Jan. 1, single-use plastic bags will be banned. City officials say that between 1.4 and 2.7 million shopping bags are circulated every year in Quebec, but only a fraction of them are recovered. These lost or abandoned plastic bags are a […]
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Bali declares ‘garbage emergency’ amid sea of waste
KUTA (INDONESIA): Bali‘s palm–fringed Kuta beach has long been a favourite with tourists seeking sun and surf, but nowadays its golden shoreline is disappearing under a mountain of garbage. Plastic straws and food packaging are strewn between sunbathers, while surfers bobbing behind the waves dodge waste flushed out from rivers or brought in by swirling […]
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United Nations Vows to Move Towards a Pollution-Free Planet
The United Nations development Programme plans to fully support the objectives of this year’s General Assembly and its call to work towards a pollution- free planet to help advance multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As highlighted in the Report of the Executive Director of UN Environment, the impact of pollution and its many drivers is […]
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Goa to ban plastic bags from May next year
The Government of Goa has decided to ban plastic bags in the coastal state from May next year, said the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Goa Liberation Day. He also said that they aim to make the state garbage- free by December next year. Parrikar said that ‘Swachh Bharat’ and ‘Nitol Goem’ (Clean Goa) are […]
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