Catch the big fish The manufacturers are where the work needs to begin. Quite simply, if plastic is not produced at a wider scale, the effect will also automatically be reduced. People are still not in the habit of carrying their own bags and should also be penalised for theContinue Reading
MEDIA—Half of the State Street district businesses are ahead of the recently passed borough ordinance prohibiting single-use plastic bags, straws and stirrers. Media’s ordinance is similar to other communities in prohibiting the use of single-use plastic bags, straws or drink stirrers as of Jan. 1. Enforcement will start in JulyContinue Reading
On Monday, India marked one month of an ambitious ban on the use of a select group of low-utility plastic items with high litter potential, ranging from earbuds to plastic cutlery and ice-cream sticks. The manufacture, import, stocking and sale of these single-use plastic (SUP) items are also now prohibited.Continue Reading
Amul Vasudevan, a vegetable hawker in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, thought she was going to go out of business. The state had forbidden retailers to use disposable plastic bags, which were critical for her livelihood because they were so cheap. She could not afford to switch toContinue Reading
In May 2021, Chile announced a legislative ban on single-use products in the food and beverage industry to take effect over the next three years. Similar bans in other countries and cities also address the crux of the plastic pollution problem — the disposable culture — but Chile’s ban extendsContinue Reading
By Rameesh Kailasam & Madhabi Sarkar Plastic products including bags, straws, and fibre have been used and patronised indiscriminately by humanity and now the world stares at an ecological disaster. Non-biodegradable forms of plastic have now found their way into land and water thereby becoming a threat to the livesContinue Reading
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a reputation for imposing policies suddenly on an unprepared nation, but when he pledged in 2019 to eliminate single-use plastics, food and beverage makers had years to prepare. When the first tranche of items was banned this month, they weren’t ready. Plastic straws are attached to manyContinue Reading
Share this post or save for later Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday asked staff to review the Sustainability Advisory Board’s proposed ordinance banning single-use plastic bags. They also decided to move ahead with plans for the multimodal transfer facility to use methane gas. Vice Mayor Lisa Larsen pulled three SABContinue Reading
Plastic ban: BBMP collects Rs 1 crore worth fines DHNS, Bengaluru, Jul 17 2022, 19:29 ist updated: Jul 18 2022, 04:47 ist The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has collected Rs 1.14 crore in penalty for violating the single-use plastic rule. According to a statement issued by the Palike, theContinue Reading
This morning a little girl gave me a plastic-wrapped sweet to celebrate her birthday. She waited till I opened the wrapper, popped the sweet into my mouth and told her that it was very sweet. She ran away, leaving me with the wrapper. Coming from a famous company, the wrapperContinue Reading
