Plastic Waste

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Bangladesh

Youth mobilised to combat plastic waste to save canals

Workers at Mumanu Polyester Industries Ltd in Singair, Manikganj, remove labels from waste plastic bottles, which are then recycled into fibres through automated processes. These fibres are essential raw materials for the ready-made garment industry, used in products such as winter jackets, pillows, blankets, and soft dolls. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

Transforming plastic waste: How Mumanu Polyester Industries is shaping a sustainable future

This year we are celebrating the 51st Earth Day with the theme “restore our earth”. Photo: Reuters
Environment

Planet vs Plastics: World Earth Day 2024

Less than 10% of plastic is recycled globally, and nearly half of the 400 million tonnes of plastic waste annually end up in landfills. File photo: Collected
Tech

Revolutionary enzyme tackles plastic pollution

Plastic waste runs on conveyor belts at a new plastic waste sorting facility in Motala, central Sweden, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/David Keyton, File)
Europe

EU nations reach major breakthrough to stop shipping plastic waste to poor countries

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Bangladesh

'Plastic use must be stopped in Cox's Bazar and Rohingya camps'

Single-use plastic waste rises from 2019-2021 despite pledges
World+Biz

Single-use plastic waste rises from 2019-2021 despite pledges

A sack containing discarded plastic bottles is seen at a recycling yard in New Delhi, India on 22 November 2018. Photo: Reuters
Environment

Talks kick off on global plastic trash treaty

Plastic waste poses a serious threat to the environment as well as to the society, and overtime, its use has increased drastically. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Unilever, UNDP and NCC join hands to handle the problem of plastic waste in Narayanganj 

Birds under increasing threat from plastic waste
Videos

Birds under increasing threat from plastic waste

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Environment

British High Commissioner visits Unilever, UNDP’s plastic waste management project in Narayanganj

Unilever’s global initiative Transform is working to build a platform that will help enterprises prosper during and after the pandemic. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Unilever’s plastic playbook

How automakers upcycle waste into car parts
Wheels

How automakers upcycle waste into car parts