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Siliguri Municipal Corporation launches drive against use of plastic carry bags

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The civic team visited stalls of fish, fruit and vegetables, grocery and stationery stores and seized over 40kg of packets. Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Tuesday launched a massive drive against the use of plastic carry bags in the city. Led by Gautam Deb, chairperson of the board of administrators (BoA) at the civic body …

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States told to ready single-use plastic ban starting July 1

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The prohibited plastic items include ear buds, flags, candy and ice-cream sticks, decorative thermocol, PVC banners less than 100 micron thick, stirrers, wrapping films, cups, glasses, and cutlery, among others. India will implement a blanket ban on certain single-use plastic items from July 1 this year, the Central Pollution Control Board has said. The pollution …

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The Plastic cow project

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What is a Plastic Cow? In India, one of the most striking images is the cow wandering on the road. In cities, towns and villages numerous cows and bulls sit or wander peacefully, settling down to chew the cud. It gives the impression of a society living together peacefully with animals. The holy cow, the …

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Mumbai: Over Rs 5 crore collected in fines for plastic ban violation

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For the first-time offenders, BMC imposed a Rs 5,000 fine and Rs 10,000 on the second-time defaulters. The state government has urged the citizens not to use prohibited plastic items. Mumbai: In a bid to make Mumbai free of single-use plastic, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) seized around 2 lakh kg of prohibited plastic and recovered …

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Pandemic overshadows plastic ban, civic body vows enforcement renewal 

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KSPCB submits action plan to GOI, new inclusions made under ban  Chandana S., a resident of south Bengaluru, was buying groceries recently when she noticed thin plastic bags being given away at will by shopkeepers. She questioned one of them about the plastic ban in place. “The shopkeeper said if he does not give away …

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175 Countries Resolve to ‘End Plastic Pollution’. What Does It Mean for India?

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A delegate poses near a monument by Canadian artist Benjamin von Wong, made with plastic waste, at the fifth UN Environment Assembly, Nairobi. Photo: Reuters/Monicah Mwangi Last week, parties to the UN Environment Assembly signed a resolution calling for a legally binding treaty to address plastic pollution. The two key elements of the resolution we …

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