Mysore/Mysuru: Following strict implementation of plastic ban order from Apr. 5 to make the district plastic-free, a few traders in city were still found indulging in selling the banned item which was causing harm to the environment. Keeping this in mind, the officials of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), who conducted raids on such shops and…
You’re probably eating a plastic credit card every week. The average person actually ingests about five grams of plastic each week. Most people don’t mean to indulge in plastic, but microplastic fibers are making their way to your stomach through water and food each day. The Study On Microplastics The University of Newcastle in Australia…
Mysore/Mysuru: Ban on single use plastic remains on paper because it continues to be widely in use in markets across Mysuru. For vegetables, fruits, fish or other eatables many shops still continue to pack them in plastic carry bags. Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had set up teams for ensuring effective implementation of the ban but…
By Rajkumar Bhavasar The world today is grappling with plastic pollution challenge. We have become addicted to single-use or disposable plastic with grave environmental consequences. It is true that plastic is valuable and when used wisely, plastic and environment can live in harmony. About 300 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced every year in…
Overwhelming response for Plogging Over one tonne plastic waste collected Mysuru: More than 1,000 people, including professionals, residents, students and youth, enthusiastically took part in Plogging this morning from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple and by the end of the Plog-a-thon, over one tonne of single-use plastic waste was collected. This is the first Plogathon held just…
Mysuru: The office of the Designated Officer, Mysuru Food Safety and Standard Act, Mysuru City Corporation Area, has banned the use of plastic in any form and also printed papers by roadside food vendors which preparing and packing food items. If anyone found using the banned materials, stern action would be initiated against them under…
Mysuru: Humanity’s relationship with plastic is rather schizophrenic. It is present in almost every aspect of modern life — from water bottles to aircraft. Without it, our lives would not be the same. However, it is now considered an environmental evil because of the havoc that plastic waste wreaks. We see it on our streets,…
Many a scourge has tormented the earthlings over centuries taking toll of lives in numbers hard to determine. As if adding insult to injury, the human species has not lagged behind to hurt themselves in small measure by fighting wars for pride and gain, as recorded in history. Neither occurrence of afflictions nor wars is…
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