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Negotiations on global plastics treaty opens in Ottawa
The session aims to advance negotiations so that the Committee can finalise, at its fifth session (INC-5) in November, the text of the instrument.
Toxic chemical in plastics, dyes driving cancers in women: Study
Women in particular who were more exposed to PFDE, a long-chain PFAS compound, were twice as likely to have a previous melanoma (form of skin cancer)...
Glass, a sustainable alternative in the kitchen Here's why
Environmental issues surrounding the use of plastics continue to gain momentum as plastic pollution continues to devastate and impact our land,...
Corpn forms teams to enforce single-use plastics ban
After the state government banned single-use plastic items in 2019, the Chennai Corporation formed similar teams in all the divisions, and raids were...
TNPCB to reward info on units making banned plastics
In an attempt to nip the problem at the bud, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), on Tuesday, announced a reward for information on units...
Cities tackle COVID and its pollution too
The River Thames, the tidal artery that squiggles through central London, holds up a mirror to life on dry land: scraggly remains of fir trees float...
Scientists discover solution to measure harmful plastic particles in...
In order to determine how best to measure hidden and potentially dangerous plastics in human sewage, during a recent study, scientists conducted...
Corporation to produce fuel from plastics
In a move to dispose of banned plastics items dumped in landfills and seized from traders, the Greater Chennai Corporation has decided to set up...
