Plastic Waste

File Photo: Rehman Asad/TBS
Bangladesh

100% plastic waste to be recycled by 2030

The government will also bansingle-use plastics in Bangladesh by 2022, Mamun said

File Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
World

Malaysia permits import of US plastic waste shipment after it passes new UN treaty test

Experts urge govt to ratify Basel amendments to curb plastic waste
Environment

Experts urge govt to ratify Basel amendments to curb plastic waste

Karnaphuli dredging paralysed by plastic
Bangladesh

Karnaphuli dredging paralysed by plastic

Clouds cover the skies over the river Ganges ahead of Cyclone Amphan, in Kolkata, India, May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
World

Big Oil’s flagship plastic waste project sinks on the Ganges

he trash was reportedly loaded onto trucks and transported to a landfill site. Picture: Collected from BBC
World

Indonesia clears of tons of plastic waste from Bali beach

FILE PHOTO: Separate cans are seen at Amarsul plant in Seixal, Portugal July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
World

Economic meltdown threatens Europe's war on plastic

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

Illustration: Siddharta Shankar Joardar
Thoughts

Will unplanned disposal of medical and other plastic wastes add to the Covid-19 concerns?

Hospital staff carry out medical waste in a covered stretcher. The photo was taken at Dhaka Medical College Hospital premises yesterday. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Panorama

A worrying spike in hazardous plastic waste during the pandemic

A woman works in a recycling plant during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
World

Plastic piles up in Thailand as pandemic efforts sideline pollution fight