Tag: UNEP

Involving citizens to combat plastic pollution

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Guidelines detailed in Plastic Waste Management Rules 2022 provide a comprehensive mechanism to hold plastic producers and manufacturers responsible for managing post-consumer plastic waste Consumer responsibility should be given more attention…

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Nations commit to develop a legally binding agreement to fight plastic pollution

Nations commit to develop a legally binding agreement to fight plastic pollution

Heads of State, Ministers of environment and other representatives from 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) on March 2 in Nairobi to End Plastic Pollution and forge an international legally binding…

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UNEP releases new report on SWM response and recovery during pandemic

UNEP releases new report on SWM response and recovery during pandemic

The UNEP, in partnership with the International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), and IGES Center Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) has released a new report, titled Waste Management during the COVID 19 Pandemic: From…

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UNEP releases COVID waste management Factsheets in Hindi

UNEP releases COVID waste management Factsheets in Hindi

Following an overwhelming response to its COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheets, the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) has released the Factsheets in Hindi. It is also preparing to release the Factsheets in other local languages. The…