Plastic Waste

Karnaphuli dredging paralysed by plastic
Bangladesh

Karnaphuli dredging paralysed by plastic

Plastic waste now gets in the way of dredging work

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

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+Biz

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+Biz

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+Biz

Plastic piles up in Thailand as pandemic efforts sideline pollution fight

A resting loggerhead sea turtle. Photo: Wikimedia
Environment

Sea turtles may confuse the smell of ocean plastic with food

File Photo: Rehman Asad/TBS
Environment

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

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad reacts during a news conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia, September 18, 2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

Mahathir’s war on plastic waste