Plastic pollution

Plastic pollution

Shoppers carry daily essentials in polythene bags at a Dhaka kitchen market ignoring a ban on polythene bag use on 1 November 2024. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS/ File photo

Govt orders tougher crackdown on banned polythene amid resurgence in use

Experts warned that the indiscriminate disposal of polythene and plastic waste degrades soil and water quality, blocks drains and contributes to severe urban waterlogging.

A jute worker handles processed jute at a facility in Bangladesh. Photo: Collected

How jute, Bangladesh's 'golden thread', could replace plastic

Coast Guard personnel stand beside sacks of banned polythene seized from an under-construction building in Armanitola on Saturday,22 August 2026.Photo:TBS.

Banned polythene worth Tk3.63cr seized in Armanitola

Representational image. Photo: Freepik

Kitchen sponges release microplastics, but water use has bigger impact: Study

According to World Bank data from 2021, Bangladesh is among the top countries for plastic pollution. Photo: TBS

Rising microplastic risks in Bangladesh: Is weak waste management behind it?

Bangladesh among top contributors to global marine plastic pollution: Report

Bangladesh among top contributors to global marine plastic pollution: Report

The Kallyanpur Canal is burdened with more than 600,000 kilograms of waste every month. Photo: Courtesy

Kallyanpur canal project shows how to combat plastic pollution in Dhaka

A child sits on a pile of plastic bottles while blowing bubbles. Photo: Nayem Ali

We should go to the sources of plastic for real solution: M Zakir Hossain Khan

File Photo: Nayem Ali/TBS

Civil society urges urgent regional action against plastic pollution

Experts at a programme discussing how to reduce plastic waste on 12 March 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Ending plastic waste needs strong informal sector leadership: Experts

File Photo: Reuters

Increased recycling, awareness stressed to save environment amid rising plastic use

Rizwana holds meeting at secretariat on 2 Jan. Photo: BSS

Extended Producer Responsibility guidelines on cards to check plastic pollution: Rizwana

Rising 62 feet into the sky, the plastic sculpture in Cox's Bazar captures the destructive power of plastic pollution. Photo: TBS

Sky-high plastic 'robot monster' unveiled at Cox's Bazar beach to highlight plastic pollution