Plastic Waste

Plastic Waste

Experts urge govt to ratify Basel amendments to curb plastic waste

Experts urge govt to ratify Basel amendments to curb plastic waste

Around 1.2 million tonnes of plastic waste were shipped to Bangladesh in the last three years from developed countries like the USA and the UK

Karnaphuli dredging paralysed by plastic

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

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

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

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

Discarded plastics ruining Padma bank environment

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

Eliminating plastic trash: How the youth are showing the way

Plastic cups damaging Mymensingh environment

Plastic cups damaging Mymensingh environment

Illustration: Siddharta Shankar Joardar

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

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

Plastic piles up in Thailand as pandemic efforts sideline pollution fight

A resting loggerhead sea turtle. Photo: Wikimedia

Sea turtles may confuse the smell of ocean plastic with food

File Photo: Rehman Asad/TBS

10,500 tonnes plastic waste to be generated by end 2020