Articles tagged as Plastic

• What Really Happens to the Plastic You Throw Away

  We’ve all been told that we should recycle plastic bottles and containers. But what actually happens to the plastic if we just throw it away? Emma Bryce traces the life cycles of three different plastic bottles, shedding light on the dangers these disposables present to our world. (A TedEx video.)

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  India’s Biggest Clean Up Effort

  Chennai is raising an army to fight the war against plastic.
  

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  India Just Banned All Forms of Disposable Plastic In Its Capital

  India’s capital city Delhi has introduced a ban on disposable plastic. Cutlery, bags, cups and other forms of single-use plastic were prohibited by the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

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  India Will Abolish All Single-use Plastic by 2022, Vows Narendra Modi

  Country will also introduce a campaign against marine litter and a pledge to make 100 national monuments litter-free