Tag: plastic pollution
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Earth Day: Planet vs. Plastics
EARTH Day is a time for people everywhere to learn about the problems affecting the health of our planet, brainstorm methods to solve them and implement solutions that will save the Earth. Human habits constantly undergo sudden changes and each of these changes have an impact on our environment. This includes the increased use of…
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5 NGOs fighting plastic pollution in India
EARTH Day, while celebrated on April 22nd, is often observed all month long and focuses on a specific theme. The theme of Earth Day this 2024 is Planet vs. Plastics, which draws attention to plastic pollution. Plastic pollution occurs when plastic is discarded and accumulates in large quantities and this has a negative impact on…
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India Is Now A Plastic Warrior
PLASTIC. Designed to be an inexpensive, durable alternative to other materials, such as pewter, glass or ceramics that dent or break. No one anticipated the ramifications of a synthetic material that could seemingly last forever, would actually last forever. As scientists innovated the composition and society found more and more uses for the material, its…
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Taking Greenwash Route to Fix Plastic Crisis
By NIVEN REDDY —- THE issue with plastic is evident for everyone to see: it fills our streets and waterways and now we know that plastic particles have entered our food systems too. So how do we address this issue? How can we prevent our families from ingesting toxic plastic during every meal? Certainly not…
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Dharavi boys join beach clean-up wave
SPARKED by one man, Afroz Shah, and joined by thousands, Mumbai’s Versova beach clean-up – the largest in the world – has turned into a movement that has inspired many. Amongst them are 22-year-old Saif Ansari and Adnan Khan, 20, from Dharavi, Asia’s biggest slum – and the most densely populated. While still in their…