Tag: plastic ban

All is set for implementation of the ban on single use plastic under the purview of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) from 1 January, 2025 to make the city ...

As Visakhapatnam gears up for New Year 2025, significant changes are set to reshape the city starting from January, ranging from sustainability initiatives to infrastructure projects. Here's a quick roundup ...

The single-use plastic ban initiative, which was implemented by the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), has completed 100-days. As a part of this lifestyle-changing initiative to protect the environment, the ...

This morning, students from several schools were seen promoting the initiative by the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) to ban single-use plastic. Extending their support towards the cause, students, escorted ...

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is conducting a contest for the public to come up with creative ways to promote the plastic ban in Vizag. It is already known ...

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has planned to give out cloth bags to every household in Vizag ahead of the plastic ban w.e.f 5 June 2022.  The GVMC has ...

In its fight against the rising plastic pollution in Vizag, the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has imposed an unconditional ban on single-use and reusable plastics. Marking the World Environment ...

As part of the Clean Andhra Pradesh (CLAP) initiative, the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) will soon get 678 garbage collection vehicles with a capacity of 2 metric tonnes from ...

A city-based NGO, India Youth for Society (IYFS), in association with the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB), the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), the State Bank of India (SBI) ...