Plastic pollution

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Bangladesh

Stakeholders call for strict measures to combat plastic pollution on St Martin's

The Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB) claims that 250 resorts are operating in St Martin’s without valid licences

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

Recycling plastic not enough, warns UN environment chief

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York August 15, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES
World+Biz

World inches step closer towards plastic pollution deal: UN

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Environment

Public-private partnership crucial to combat plastic pollution

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In Focus

Plastic in the nest: A risky adaptation?

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Bangladesh

Integrated efforts needed to prevent plastic pollution: Minister

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Environment

22 of 65 canals in Dhaka turned to plastic dumps: Study

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Bangladesh

Exposure to unclean air triggers diseases that increase healthcare costs: CPD

Dr Gawsia W Chowdhury. Illustration: TBS
Panorama

Meet Dr Gawsia W Chowdhury: The scientist fighting off plastic pollution in aquatic habitats

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Environment

Govt formulates 10-yr plan to check plastic pollution: Minister

Beating plastic pollution: Local startups build businesses around waste
Panorama

Beating plastic pollution: Local startups build businesses around waste

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

Plastic pollution is scourge of English coastal region

FILE PHOTO: A plastic bottle is seen floating in an Adriatic sea of the island Mljet, Croatia, May 30, 2018. Picture taken May 30, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
World+Biz

Plastic entering oceans could nearly triple by 2040 if left unchecked