Plastic pollution
Enforcing laws, creating awareness essential to reduce plastic use
Speakers at the event, emphasised the need to reduce plastic waste generation and enforcing the ban more effectively this time
Plastic pollution choking Ctg canals
With most canals in Chattogram city choking on non-biodegradable plastic waste, waterlogging is likely to worsen in the coming monsoon, fear experts.
Canada bids farewell to plastic straws, cutlery and checkout bags
Canadian restaurants and cafes were no longer permitted as of Wednesday to offer plastic straws, food containers, checkout bags or cutlery to customers -- despite a court ruling that such restrictions are unconstitutional
Amidst a plastic pollution crisis, locals living near Buriganga take up recycling projects
A visit to the banks of the Buriganga River offers a stark glimpse into the plastic pollution crisis in Bangladesh
NATURE QUEST / Plastic for bread
At one end of the world, leaders from different countries have gathered to discuss climate change and how to save the environment from further deterioration. At the other end, monkeys are having to eat plastic and polythene discarded by tourists of the Sundarbans in Khulna
Plastic takes a toll on Sundarbans
Plastic pollution caused by irresponsible tourist behaviour is wreaking havoc on Sundarbans ecosystems, according to speakers at a seminar yesterday.
Plastic waste a threat to soil fertility
Plastic pollution is deteriorating the germination capacity of soil by killing larvae, microbes and earthworms that enriches the soil’s fertility, said speakers at a seminar yesterday.
Shun plastic, plant more trees
Due to the growing population and lack of arable land per capita, the country must preserve the environment and plant more trees to provide a healthy and secure living environment for future generations, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday.
New study finds plastic in 'clean' air
From Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench, microplastics are everywhere – even high in the Earth’s troposphere where wind speeds allow them to travel vast distances, a study showed Tuesday.
Plastic menace worsening
Bangladesh’s plastic consumption in urban areas tripled in the 15 years to 2020, found a World Bank study, in what can be viewed as a setback for the government’s efforts to beat plastic pollution.