Plastic pollution

Photo: Microplastics
Environment

Up to 3 billion microplastics flow into Bay of Bengal everyday

More than 90% of the microplastics found were fibres and, among them, rayon (54%) and acrylic (24%) – both of which are commonly used in clothing

Long-distance movements of the plastics enable the microbes to move from one ecosystem to another and act as a potential reservoir of invasive species. Photo: Bloomberg
Thoughts

The plastisphere: Colonised microbial hitchhikers and ecological food chain

Photo: Collected
Environment

Covid-19 wastes worsen plastic pollution: UNCTAD

Plastic and other debris are seen on the shores of Cap Haitian beach, in Cap Haitian, Haiti October 9, 2018/ Reuters
Environment

Plastic pollution flowing into oceans to triple by 2040: study

Discarded plastic cups, bottles and others litter the bank of the Padma, destroying much of its beauty. The photo was taken recently. TBS Photo
Environment

Discarded plastics ruining Padma bank environment

Members of ToB brought back 550 kg plastic trash from St. Martin's Island. Photo: ToB
Panorama

Eliminating plastic trash: How the youth are showing the way

Plastic cups damaging Mymensingh environment
Environment

Plastic cups damaging Mymensingh environment

A resting loggerhead sea turtle. Photo: Wikimedia
Environment

Sea turtles may confuse the smell of ocean plastic with food

Plastic waste is seen on River Tisza near Tiszafured, Hungary, October 1, 2019/ Reuters
Environment

Dutch foundation launches project to tackle river plastic pollution

Photo of plastic water bottles/ collected
Environment

Drowning in plastic

US President Donald Trump/ Reuters
World

Fossil fuels? Plastic? Trump says more is better

Norwegian Ambassador to Bangladesh Sidsel Bleken/ UNB
Bangladesh

Norway to help Bangladesh combat river pollution