In today’s age of global advancement, it is almost impossible to find a person who hasn’t come across this term – Plastic. Plastic has become a necessary evil in our lives. Thanks to the ever-increasing production of disposable
Category: Producer Resonsibility Organization
MARINE DEBRIS: A Catastrophic concern
Back in 2017, I happened to visit Mumbai. This was the first time, I went to a seaside place. I was extremely thrilled to capture that never-ending view I grew up watching in the movies and click those
The disastrous uncertainty of the Mauritius oil spill
The Mauritian Marine environment ,full of important biodiversity hotspots is home to 1,700 different kinds of species ,including 800 kinds of fish ,17 kinds of marine animals and two species of turtles .with a large array of coral
Oil spill in Mauritius and it effect on environment.
A japanese bulk-carrier ship MV Wakashio which was carrying fuel oil has split into two parts near Blue Bay Marine Park in south-east Mauritius.The ship was already leaking and has caused an oil spill of over 1000 tonnes
EPR AND THE WAY IT WORKS
EPR or extended producer’s responsibility, is a globally standardized plastic pollution policy under which the manufacturer is responsible for properly disposing and recycling the plastic waste it produces.It can also be dilineated as a policy approach under which
Extended Producer Responsibility Law in India.
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has come out with Uniform Framework for Extended Producers Responsibility on 26th June 2020 and is open for public comment upto 31st July 2020. India generates approximately 25,000 to 30,000 tonnes of
Extended Producer Responsibility
EPR is defined as the commitment made by a producer to facilitate a reverse collection mechanism and recycling of end of life, post-consumer waste. The main aim is to recover the resources from waste. The waste generators such
Waste Management:- Plastic
Plastic Waste:- Plastic effect our environmental and also impacts our environment. The plastic is non-biodegradable, it can remain in the atmosphere for a exceedingly long time and so plastic poses risks to the environment and human health, It
Waste Management: more like care for waste
Waste can be divided in four basic categories municipal solid waste, medical waste, agricultural waste, and industrial waste. We all know about the 3 R’s of waste management: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle but do we really practice them,
NGOs fighting against Plastic Culture
India is not negligent to the problems of single-use plastic and it’s disposal. Many organizations and NGOs are constantly working to make India plastic-free by adopting various campaigns, rallies, and conventions. A Mumbai based NGO Urjaa foundation collects