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PLASTIC WASTE AUDIT
Since 2016, about 23,000 Plastic Pirates pupils have surveyed German rivers for litter; their data found plastic and cigarette butts among the most common items- From 2018 to 2022, more than 200,000 Break Free From Plastic volunteers audited waste in 84 countries; 56 companies produced more than half of all branded plastic pollution
- South Bend recovered 15,000 tons of concrete and bricks plus metal and wood from the former Studebaker Plant 8; the materials were reused on site or sold, instead of being buried
- 88% ‘hard-to-recycle’ plastic: PolyCycl’s bet on turning waste into valueIndia's plastic waste problem is being tackled by PolyCycl's innovative chemical recycling. The technology transforms difficult-to-recycle ...01 May, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
- Bengaluru’s corporations, local bodies to get notice if AQI breaches 100-markBengaluru AQI: These notices will require authorities to improve air quality within a specified timeframe, failing which the forest, enviro...26 Feb, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
- New solid waste management rules to come into force from April 1The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, superseding the Sol...28 Jan, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
- Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal defends '100% green deliveries' after shareholder challenges the claimA dispute has arisen regarding Zomato’s claim of "100% Green Deliveries" after shareholder Rajesh Sawhney questioned the company's environm...07 Dec, 2024, 08.15 PM IST
- Waste from Adidas, Walmart, other brands fuelling Cambodia brick kilns: reportWaste from at least 19 international brands including Adidas and Walmart is being used to fuel kilns in brick factories in Cambodia, and so...20 Nov, 2023, 10.16 AM IST
- Food sector seeks water audits in university curriculum amid heightened water scarcity concernsIndia's food processing industry has urged the government to incorporate water auditing into university curriculum. They propose this to in...30 Oct, 2023, 09.57 AM IST
- Dabur becomes first Indian plastic waste neutral’ FMCG company in IndiaDabur had set the target of collecting, processing and recycling over 22,000MT of post-consumer plastic waste and has surpassed it three mo...14 Feb, 2022, 01.33 PM IST
- 10,000 government offices to be declared 'green' in Kerala on January 26Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan would make the official announcement in this regard at a virtual function, which would be chaired by LSGD m...06 Jan, 2021, 01.47 PM IST
- Show cause notices for closure issued to Flipkart, Patanjali over PWM Rules, CPCB tells NGTCPCB said the show cause notice under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, has been issued to these units on October 8, for...13 Oct, 2020, 03.18 PM IST
- NGT directs CPCB to recover fine from Amazon, Flipkart for excessive plastic packagingCPCB has earlier told the NGT that e-commerce giants need to fulfil their extended producer responsibility under the Plastic Waste Manageme...12 Sep, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
- NGT directs CPCB to finalise environmental permissions of railway stations in 6 monthsThe green panel noted that out of the 720 major railway stations across the country, only 11 have applied for 'consent' in terms of the Wat...19 Aug, 2020, 06.51 PM IST
- Just how bad is India's plastic problem?The plastic processing industry is estimated to grow to 22 MT per year by 2020, as per a FICCI study.09 Jun, 2019, 06.09 AM IST
- Coke, Pepsi, Nestle top makers of plastic waste: ReportCoca-Cola, the world's largest soft drink maker, was the top waste producer, Greenpeace said, with Coke-branded plastic trash found in 40 o...09 Oct, 2018, 05.49 PM IST
- NGT directs railways to submit action plan on cleanliness, asks CAG to conduct performance auditThe NGT order came on a petition filed by lawyers Saloni Singh and Arush Pathania seeking steps to check pollution on railway properties, p...04 Oct, 2018, 06.29 PM IST
- Green initiatives galore at IIT DelhiIIT-Delhi is all fired up about its various 'green initiatives', ranging from organic waste management, paper recycling, car-pooling and wi...04 Oct, 2015, 11.29 AM IST
- Rashtrapati Bhawan goes greenSetting an example for taking up an eco-friendly lifestyle, the Rashtrapati Bhawan is being transformed into a green, energy efficient and ...21 Jun, 2008, 02.28 PM IST
- Rashtrapati Bhawan goes greenSetting an example for taking up an eco-friendly lifestyle, the Rashtrapati Bhawan is being transformed into a green, energy efficient and ...21 Jun, 2008, 02.25 PM IST
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