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  • Is this the beginning of the end of the plastic menace for India?

    Is this the beginning of the end of the plastic menace for India?

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    By Princess Kalyani, NUSRL, Ranchi. “Beat Plastic Pollution”-the theme for the World Environment Day, 2018; India being a major producer of plastic waste was a perfect host for the UN event. With almost 8 million tons of plastic being dumped into the sea each year, plastic pollution is a huge problem worldwide. The UN has…

  • Plastic Waste Management Rules: An Analysis

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    By Ravi Boolchandani, Amity Law School, Delhi. The word plastic is derived from the Greek word (plastikos) meaning “capable of being shaped or molded”. Plastic is a material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organics. Due to their relatively low cost, ease of manufacture, versatility and imperviousness to water, plastics are used in an enormous and expanding range of products,…