Plastic

Plastic trash pollutes the beach in Sanur, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.

'They're everywhere': micro-plastics in oceans, air and human body

From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We have even absorbed these micro-plastics into our bodies -- with uncertain implications

Members of BD Clean are cleaning a lake in Sheikh Russel Nagar Park in Narayanganj. Many visitors litter polythene, packet of chips at the lake

Is the government promoting the use of polythene?

Bangladesh could be a pioneer in leading the world away from the harmful plastic-culture that stands as a threat to world civilisation. Instead of taking that path, why are we opting to promote ...

This handout from the University of Queensland received on 9 June 2022 shows Zophobas morio darkling beetles -- whose larvae are known as "superworms"

Styrofoam-munching superworms could hold key to plastic upcycling: Study

Superworms grow up to two inches (five centimeters) and are bred as a food source for reptiles and birds

Waterlogging in Dhaka

Plastic and polythene pollution Plastic causes waterlogging in mega cities including Dhaka

Use of plastic in the country multiplied three times in between 2005 and 2022. Plastic is responsible for different ailments including skin diseases, high blood pressure and nervous system disorders

A worker sorts out plastic waste collected at a plastic recycling factory in Kartepe, district of Kocaelion on 11 May, 2022

Toxic smoke and suspicious plastic plant fires in Turkey

Experts and activists suspect it’s not a coincidence, believing that some entrepreneurs want to get rid of unwanted rubbish sometimes imported from Europe

The ocean bed in the Straits of Florida near Key Largo, Florida. The photo was taken, on 23 September 2021

Research discovers new bacteria that attach to deep-sea plastics and run through the ocean

Although the plastic-loving bacteria found in the study here represent a small fraction of the community colonising plastic, they highlight the emerging ecological impacts of plastic pollution in the ...

Hefty Energy Bags and other plastic waste is piled up at Renewlogy Technologies in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, on 18 May 2021

Scientists discover technique to turn plastic waste into CO2 sorbent

The lab has estimated the cost of carbon dioxide capture from a point source like post-combustion flue gas would be USD 21 a tonne

Employees sort plastic waste before the wet recycling process at the Mr Green plastic recycling factory in Nairobi, Kenya on 25 June 2018.

‘Trash has value’: Kenyan inventor turns plastic into bricks

“Plastic still has value,” said Nzambi Matee of the mountains of discarded oil drums, laundry buckets, yoghurt tubs and other trash being shredded into colourful flakes at her Nairobi factory

In this file photo taken on 8 March 2019, a lab tech handles blood after it passed through a laboratory centrifuge before genetically modifying a patient’s immune cells at a production laboratory unit of the Paoli-Calmettes Institute (IPC) overall cancer care centre in Marseille, France. Photo: AFP

Scientists find microplastics in blood for first time

Scientists have discovered microplastics in human blood for the first time, warning that the ubiquitous particles could also be making their way into organs

A stack of jute straws is seen in a galls jar.

Environment-friendly youth uses jute sticks to fight plastic straws

Fazlur Rahman seeks eco-friendly solutions. He is the president Go Green Bangladesh, an environmental conservation group that was launched in 2018 with the goal to popularise sustainable alternatives ...

Plastic, chemical pollution beyond planet’s safe limit: study

Plastic, chemical pollution beyond planet’s safe limit: study

The torrent of man-made chemical and plastic waste worldwide has massively exceeded limits safe for humanity or the planet, and production caps are urgently needed, scientists have concluded for the ...

France bans plastic packaging for fruit and veg

France bans plastic packaging for fruit and veg

A ban on the use of plastic to package a range of fruit and vegetables came into force in France on Saturday, to the dismay of the sector's packaging industry.

Editorial

Willful use of plastic Sustainable step a must to reduce risks

Use of plastic items has gradually increased in Bangladesh due to low-cost and availability. But we are not aware of the fact that the willful use of plastic is harming the environment and ...

Environment, forest and climate change minister Md Shahab Uddin addresses "The July Ministerial" of the COP26 Presidency in London

Govt to implement action plan for sustainable plastic management: Environment minister

The ministry of environment, forest and climate change is going to implement an action plan for sustainable plastic management in phases, reports UNB. The plan has been set as short term (2022-23), ...

This file photo taken on 17 September 2015 shows a Chinese labourer sorting out plastic bottles for recycling in Dong Xiao Kou village, on the outskirt of Beijing.

World can't recycle its way out of plastic crisis: Experts

Recycling will not be able to contain a runaway global plastic waste crisis, experts said on Friday as they called on companies to reduce plastic production and shift more products into reusable and ...

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