The civic body has appealed to citizens to celebrate Holi with natural colours and avoid wasting water. It appealed not to cut trees, avoid the use of plastic balloons, and chemical colours, and save water for Holi.
The toxics watchdog group pushed for benzene ban in toys after confirming the presence of this hazardous chemical in three plastic balloon products that it
More than 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced every year on Earth, and only 9% of plastic waste is recycled. The remaining 91% ends up in landfills or oceans.