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In the Ponnurunni East Division, floating barriers were installed in the canal to trap plastic waste at specific points, allowing for its collection and removal.
Media sources claim that many black plastic food containers are manufactured using recycled electronic waste.
A school teacher has developed a robotic fish to combat microplastic pollution in the A C Canal.
Bottle collection booths, meant to curb plastic litter, have been left abandoned in Kumaramangalam Panchayat.
Plastic waste disposal in Anchal town poses a significant fire hazard due to government negligence.
Officials said strong precautionary measures were being taken to prevent the flames from spreading to nearby houses and commercial establishments.
Plastic recycling initiatives by Angadi Panchayat are failing as bottle collection booths become overgrown and neglected.
As there is no permanent Material Collection Facility in Nedumudi Panchayat, the volunteers usually separate the plastic waste under the Nedumudi bridge.
Plastic bottle sculpture created by Angadipuram Panchayat using discarded bottles aims to raise awareness.
A study published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal in 2023 revealed that plastic utensils used in microwave ovens release 4 million microplastics per square centimetre into food.
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