plastic waste

A staggering 218 million people, spanning countries around the world including India, face a serious threat of flooding due to alarming levels of plastic pollution.

A recent study indicated that plastic recycling facilities may be contributing to the pollution of waterways and posing a threat to human health by releasing wastewater contaminated with billions of tiny plastic particles.

Plastic pollution is a growing environmental problem, with billions of tons of plastic waste generated each year. It is non-biodegradable and takes hundreds of years to be degraded.

On the occasion of the first International Zero Waste Day, António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, called on the General Assembly of countries to launch a war against waste.

Plastic production human health; Although much is heard about the impacts of plastic, they are generally associated with contamination

Delhi single-use plastic; Delhi has registered the highest number of complaints (634) on the Central Pollution Control Board's app

Most Plastic not recycled; Despite the widespread belief that recycling plastic can help alleviate the issue of pollution, only nine

The scientists behind a new paper, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, have discovered a new disease in seabirds, caused directly by exposure to plastics. 

Plastic consumption in G20 countries could nearly double by mid-century unless a treaty is made for new global policies to reduce

The advancement of a report to be published later this year shows that unless the measures against plastic are resounding, this type of contamination will reach worrying levels in the next three decades.