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PM Modi goes plogging on Mamallapuram beach to pick up plastic litter and water bottles

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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Government notifies the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, prohibiting identified single use plastic items by 2022. Thickness of plastic carry bags increased from 50 to 75 microns from 30th September, 2021 and to 120 microns with effect from the 31st December, 2022. Guidelines for Extended Producer Responsibility given legal force. In line with the …

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A Plastic-Free India? PM Modi Calls for ‘Revolution’ Against Single-Use Plastic | The Quint

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Dubai to charge 25fils on plastic bags in stores from July 1

The tariff at purchase applies to single-use plastic bags in all shops and restaurants Dubai: Single-use plastic bags will be charged 25fils at checkout counters in all stores in Dubai from July 1 onwards, The Executive Council tweeted on Monday. The move comes “to limit single-use bags to enhance environmental sustainability”, it said. Restaurants, pharmacies …

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The bug-wing nanotechnology that beats bacteria

Insect wings have nanometer-size structure that give them interesting properties – including being antibacterial. A team of Australian and Japanese researchers have figured out how to apply this property to plastic, paving the way for antibiotic-free antibacterial food containers. The research leans on a decade of bio-inspired research  on self-cleaning surfaces. Researchers have known for a while that …

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The accumulation of microplastic pollution in a commercially important fishing ground

The Irish Sea is an important area for Norway Lobster Nephrops norvegicus fisheries, which are the most valuable fishing resource in the UK. Norway lobster are known to ingest microplastic pollution present in the sediment and have displayed reduced body mass when exposed to microplastic pollution. Here, we identified microplastic pollution in the Irish Sea fishing grounds …

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