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This Diwali, let’s spread love and happiness and not plastic
Every year more than 800 tons of plastic waste is collected on the day after Diwali.
Combination of wood fibre, spider silk could pose as rival to plastic
They created a truly new bio-based material by gluing together wood cellulose fibres and the silk protein found in spider web threads.
Forest officer creates garden using plastic bottles, rubber tyres in Bengal
The garden has become a go-to spot in the area and attracts a crowd who pay a visit to appreciate the greenery and Mohanta's work.
Odisha artist gives out message to 'save environment', creates sand Ganesha with 1,000 plastic bottles
Pattnaik said he decided the theme after being inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign to shun single-use plastic.
Amit Shah urges women to shun plastic bags in order to save environment
Shah said the Centre was also mulling to take strong steps to stop the production of single-use plastic in a bid to save the environment.
Use of Plastic Items in Parliament Banned With Immediate Effect, Says Lok Sabha Secretariat
MPs have also been advised to use environment friendly biodegradable bags and other material.
Bengaluru Mayor fined Rs 500 for wrapping K'taka CM's gift in plastic
This comes after plastic was banned by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in 2016.
The ‘top-5’ countries throwing plastic waste in the Oceans
According to Ocean Conservancy, 60 per cent of the debris comes from China and the four ASEAN nations.
How is unrecycled plastic affecting environment?
The US in 2018 shipped about 68,000 containers with plastic waste to some developing countries.
'We owe it to our planet,' says Canadian PM; to ban single-use plastics by 2021
Canada's decision comes following the establishment of an Ocean Plastics Charter announced by Trudeau at the G7 conference last year.