The cycle of shame is the process taking place across of Asia all too often. Ineffective plastic recycling and recycling in general has led to s...

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The cycle of shame is the process taking place across of Asia all too often. Ineffective plastic recycling and recycling in general has led to serious clogging and pollution of waterways and the ocean. Jakarta is a prime example of poor recycling and waste management resulting in increasingly dirty and unhealthy waterways, which eventually flood into the oceans. It has become more than self evident that ocean protection is not just related to ocean pollution or dumping into the seas. Rather ocean protection requires effective and comprehensive cooperation between all environmental NGOs to try and push recycling more and an expansion of waste management to prevent the destruction of sea life and coral reefs. Even if the only appeal is to keep tourist sites open and clean, it would do far more good than doing nothing at all. I recommend you read this article as it sheds a lot of light on the current ocean pollution situation. Read more here

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  1. India is a major manufacturer of Polymers and consumption of Plastics is rising to match up with the consumption levels in Asia.However, despite manual segregation of plastics from trash and wastes generated, the recycling remains UNSCIENTIFIC.Recycled plastics are finding use in (a) packaging for edibles......i.e. Plastic Containers used for cooked food, tea, water, (b) Cheap Toys ...(c) Plumbing and Water Supply Piping..????? Laxity in enforcing Quality Checks on SMEs manufacturing PVC/ PE Piping..Also, while India has emerged a high ranker in use of Mobiles, the scientific disposal of hazardous wastes with recyclimng of resources is yet far away..Rural Supply Schemes are sufferers because reprocessed plastics as reworked materials make pipes fail and water resides in the pipes for long to become contaminated despite starting as potable water...
    MOEF in co-working with MoOIL N GAS should undertake serious long term measures to catch up with the Developed Nations in promoting plastics with scientific recycling and safe disposal.