The theme for this year's World Environment Day, the world's largest environmental celebration which takes place June 5, is "Beat Plastic Pollution." In honor of the occasion, UN Environment released the first ever "state of plastics" report, tracking government action against plastic waste, a UN Environment press release reported.
The report, titled "Single-Use Plastics: A Roadmap for Sustainability," found that more than 60 countries have introduced bans or levies on single-use plastics, and that bans and levies are one of the most effective ways to reduce the use of disposable plastic items.
https://www.ecowatch.com/global-plastics-report-united-nations-2575329817.html
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World Environment Day: Plastic water pouches banned in Gujarat's Rajkot from 5 June
Plastic water pouches will be banned on public roads, gardens and government offices from Tuesday, coinciding with the World Environment Day. The theme for this year's World Environment Day is "Beat Plastic Pollution
People tend to throw water pouches on the roads after use, which ends up choking drainage lines", the release stated, adding that it, in turn, creates health problems due to drain water spilling out into the open.
https://www.firstpost.com/india/world-environment-day-plastic-water-pouches-banned-in-gujarats-rajkot-from-5-june-4495357.html
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How to ban plastics the right way, according to the UN
Report released today for World Environment Day, with 2018 theme 'Beat Plastic Pollution'
The report, with its release timed for U.N. World Environment Day, noted that rules limiting the use of plastic bags had decreased their use in places such as Morocco, Rwanda and parts of China, sometimes significantly. But elsewhere things haven't gone so well.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/plastic-ban-un-1.4691953
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World Environment Day:
World Environment Day is the single largest celebration of our environment each year,
Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated across the globe.
For more information, visit www.worldenvironmentday.global
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