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Centre notifies guidelines on 'Extended Producer Responsibility' for plast
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Taking forward the commitment to eliminate single-use plastics, the Environment Ministry has notified comprehensive guidelines on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.
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Tourists also responsible for keeping Himachal clean, free of plastic: PM
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 27 (ANI):Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, while inaugurating several hydropower projects in Mandi, said that the government is working on plastic waste management but tourists visiting Himachal also have a huge responsibility in keeping it
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Agra Nagar Nigam joins hands with TARA, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): Agra Nagar Nigam (ANN), the municipal corporation of the city of Agra, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Society for Technology & Action for Rural Advancement (TARA).
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Kriti Fellowship launched; Museum of Plastic Waste Art to come up in Karna
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 15(ANI/NewsVoir): A fellowship program, which aims at sensitising people about plastic waste by creating marvellous sculptures with used plastic, has been launched in Karnataka. The programme, Kriti Fellowship, will promote and mentor young sculpture a
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Landbell Group and GreenForest Solutions announce a joint venture in India
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 13 (ANI/PRNewswire): India's Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016 introduced the concept of extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging waste that puts the onus of funding, collection, segregation, and treatment of plastic waste on brand owners.
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Delhi-based visual artist spreads awareness on menace of plastic waste
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 25 (ANI): Delhi-based visual artist Manveer Singh has installed a 15-feet Olive Ridley sea turtle artwork made out of plastic at Puri beach with an aim to make people aware of the ill-effects of plastic waste on the environment, especially the sea and t
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22 garbage cafes set up in Delhi's Karol Bagh provide free meal in exchang
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): In a unique initiative, North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has set up 22 garbage cafes in the Karol Bagh area of the national capital.
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Secy Youth Affairs, Sports participates in Clean India Programme in Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): Secretary of Department of Youth Affairs Usha Sharma and Secretary of Department of Sports Sujata Chaturvedi on Friday participated in Clean India drive in Delhi's Chanakyapuri, along with volunteers and under this initiative, Usha Sharma said that they h
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NITI Aayog, UNDP launch handbook to promote sustainable management of plas
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): NITI Aayog and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India launched a handbook to promote sustainable management of plastic waste in the country, said a release from NITI Aayog on Tuesday.
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Study aims to aid future of plastic waste chemical recycling
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 26 (ANI): Cornell University researchers conducted new research recently with the aim to ease the process of chemical recycling, which is an emerging industry that could turn waste products back into natural resources by physically breaking plastic down into the sm
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Research guides future of plastic waste chemical recycling
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 21 (ANI): New research from Cornell University aims to ease the process of chemical recycling- an emerging industry that could turn waste products back into natural resources by physically breaking plastic down into the smaller molecules it was originally produced
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Making products out of plastic waste: How Pune-based firm doing its bit fo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 5 (ANI): A Pune-based firm is doing its bit for the environment by making usable products out of plastic waste.
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