Youth Rising for a Plastic-Free Future
Online Workshop on Indiaâs Plastic Crisis & the Global Plastics Treaty 99% of plastics is made from fossil fuels. Plastics have an impact on both the environment and humans in each stage of its...
Dear govt, you canât burn your way out of a plastic crisis
As part of the 2025-26 budget, the state govt announced two waste-to-energy incineration plants
âLie-cyclingâ: Only 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled so far â is this recycling getting undue attention?
While governments and corporations focus on âtechno-fixesâ and individual-centric sustainability practices
Street vendors are the low-hanging fruits in the battle against plasticÂ
Single-use plastic ban vilified street vendors and small players, but conveniently missed the real villains: the producers and users of plastic â petrochemicals companies, plastic producers, and FMCG companies â who choose to make...
Global Plastics Treaty INC 5: People, planet held hostage by private profits
What transpired during INC 5 is the outcome of a process, which lacked leadership and courage needed to represent the mandate laid out in resolution 5/14 and address conflicts that emerged through the two...
âWaste Colonialismâ: Study on global plastic pollution slammed for downplaying role of wealthy nations
A new study on global plastic pollution published by the University of Leeds in the NatureJournal is facing criticism for failing to account for the impacts of âwaste colonialismââthe practice of high-income countries exporting...
Centre for Financial Accountability Launches a New Microsite dedicated to its Plastics Fuel Infertility Campaign
Press Note 12 September 2024, Delhi: Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) launched an exclusive microsite dedicated to its âPlastics Fuel Infertilityâ campaign (PFIC), on 28th August 2024 through an online event. The Campaign aims...
Launch of the ‘Plastics Fuel Infertility’ Campaign’s Microsite
Event Date: August 28, 2024, 4:00 PM to 6.00 PM Organised by: Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) Join the event via Zoom: https://bit.ly/microsite-launch The Centre for Financial Accountability is set to launch a new...
Burn and Earn: Another facet of Plastic Credits and the false solution that it is
Fighting plastic pollution is a herculean task in itself. However, on top of fighting to save the planet and the people from the impacts of the entire plastic life-cycle
PACKAGE: Where has the plastic waste disappeared?
One in three plastic generators in Tamil Nadu does not recycle plastic waste according to govt-mandated norms. Despite a Feb 2022 Union govt rule for all plastic waste generators to recycle their waste under...
Burn and Earn: Another facet of Plastic Credits and the false solution that it is
Fighting plastic pollution is a herculean task in itself. However, on top of fighting to save the planet and the people from the impacts of the entire plastic life-cycle, we are confronted with yet...
CFA Workshop Explores the ‘Death Cycle’ of Plastics and Calls for Industry Accountability
The Centre for Financial Accountability recently concluded its workshop âPlastics: A Toxic Love Storyâ, organised in collaboration with the Sambhaavnaa Institute between May 17 and 21, 2024 at the Instituteâs Kandbari campus.
Plastic Life Span: Report Flags Grave Health Risks for People in Vicinity of Panipat Refinery
The CFA report comes during the 4th round of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee talks in Ottawa on international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in marine environment.
Energy security or plastic profits?
Fossil fuel and chemical industriesâ interests are influencing Indiaâs positions in various multilateral environmental and trade agreements related to climate, plastics, and chemicals.
Plastics: A Toxic Love Story
A workshop on understanding the plastics âdeath cycleâ â from fossil fuels to pollution 17â21 May, 2024 Context Big money is set to fuel the making of more plastics in India. The industry has...
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