polymer Archives - Centre for Financial Accountability

Dear govt, you can’t burn your way out of a plastic crisis

As part of the 2025-26 budget, the state govt announced two waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plants in Kodungaiyur and...

Article

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 ma...

Coverage General GPT (Global Plastics Treaty)

Article

CFA Workshop Explores the ‘Death Cycle’ of Plastics and Calls for Industry Accountability

The Centre for Financial Accountability recently concluded its workshop ‘Plastics: A Toxic Love Story’, organised in col...

Energy General Plastics

Article

The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 2

In Part 2 of this series, we dive into the industry landscape, trends in our consumption, and some unanswered questions ...

Energy General Oil and gas Plastics

Article

The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 1

India has a fascinating history with plastics that has led to a thriving plastics industry and a complex environment...

Energy General Oil and gas Plastics

May 6, 2025

Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran & Vishvaja S

Dear govt, you can’t burn your way out of a plastic crisis

As part of the 2025-26 budget, the state govt announced two waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plants in Kodungaiyur and Tambaram with a capacity of 21MW and 15-18MW electricity generation from solid waste. The WTE at Kodungaiyur dump yard is to be set up at an estimated life-cycle cost of Rs 3,450c...

Coverage Energy General WTE(Waste to Energy)

Article

December 16, 2024

Swathi Seshadri

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 years. In 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted resolution 5/14 to end plastic ...

Coverage General GPT (Global Plastics Treaty)

Article

June 21, 2024

Pranita Kulkarni

CFA Workshop Explores the ‘Death Cycle’ of Plastics and Calls for Industry Accountability

The Centre for Financial Accountability recently concluded its workshop ‘Plastics: A Toxic Love Story’, organised in collaboration with the Sambhaavnaa Institute between May 17 and 21, 2024 at the Institute’s Kandbari campus. The primary objective of the workshop was to provide a comprehensive under...

Energy General Plastics

Article

October 27, 2023

CFA Admin

The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 2

In Part 2 of this series, we dive into the industry landscape, trends in our consumption, and some unanswered questions about India’s plastics. Read Part 1 here. To fight plastic pollution, it is essential that we face the big, uncomfortable questions about the plastics industrial complex that keeps...

Energy General Oil and gas Plastics

Article

October 27, 2023

CFA Admin

The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 1

India has a fascinating history with plastics that has led to a thriving plastics industry and a complex environmental issue. In Part 1 of this new series, we explore what exactly plastics are and where they come from. Plastics are everywhere. They linger on our roads, clutter our homes, and inv...

Energy General Oil and gas Plastics

Article

Categories

polymer

Dear govt, you can’t burn your way out of a plastic crisis

Global Plastics Treaty INC 5: People, planet held hostage by private profits

CFA Workshop Explores the ‘Death Cycle’ of Plastics and Calls for Industry Accountability

The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 2

The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 1

Dear govt, you can’t burn your way out of a plastic crisis

Global Plastics Treaty INC 5: People, planet held hostage by private profits

CFA Workshop Explores the ‘Death Cycle’ of Plastics and Calls for Industry Accountability

The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 2

The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 1