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Plastic is choking our planet. But is a world without plastics imaginable? Single use plastic and disposable electronics are trashing our planet. We’ve all seen the devastating images of pristine beaches covered with plastic waste, of turtles and other marine life killed by ingesting bags, bottles, and other debris. Many of us have also read the frightening statistics about microplastics getting into the food we eat and the water we drink.

The good news is that together we can fix this. While minor lifestyle changes can help us reduce our individual plastic footprint, big corporations too need to take responsibility of their rubbish and the authorities need to put stringent rules to keep plastic pollution in check.

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    Plastic Kills. It’s Time To Take Some Action!

    Less than 10% of all the plastics produced since the 1950s has actually been recycled..

    Shreya Joshi •
    April 8, 2021
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    A Day Of Action Against Plastics

    By 2050, we will have more plastics than fish in the oceans. This piece of information is a loud warning to the global community to start taking drastic steps towards…

    Varshini Sridhar •
    July 5, 2019
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    Plastic Gut Feelings!

    Our much guarded food chain has long been breached by plastics, and hence, it did not come up as a surprise when a recent study co-designed by Kim, Seung-Kyu, Professor…

    Rahul Prasad •
    November 2, 2018
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    India Needs Independence From Environmental Pollution!

    This #IndependenceDay, let’s speak up for our rights, our environment and our country! After 71 years on independence, many Indians still believe we need freedom from air pollution, water pollution,…

    Manjari Sharma •
    August 15, 2018
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    For a Plastic-Free Yamuna

    Beat Plastic Pollution was the theme the world collectively celebrated this Environment Day 2018

    Snehdeep Chatterjee •
    June 14, 2018
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    Takes Two To Tango!

    This Environment Day, the world could finally and unanimously convince itself to go Plastic Free. The good thing is, we have somehow managed to acknowledge the elephant in the room,…

    Rahul Prasad •
    June 5, 2018
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    Take Responsibility of your Plastic Waste: Greenpeace India urges Big Corporations

    With a staggering figure of 24,940 tonnes plastic waste produced in India per day, it's more than urgent to rethink our use and dependency on single use plastics.

    Anindita Datta Choudhury •
    June 5, 2018
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    The Perils of Throw-Away Economy

    I cannot help picturing the PET bottle I ungraciously bought in 2017 which is going to pollute the planet for the next 500 years.

    Manjari Sharma •
    January 10, 2018
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