plastic

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Environment

Oil industry placing risky bet on plastics: report

But oil producers now see plastics as the biggest driver of future demand, according to a new report

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

Covid-19 increases use of plastic cups further
Videos

Covid-19 increases use of plastic cups further

Bangladeshis throw away about 87,000 tonnes of single use plastics every year, 2,184 tonnes of which are produced by restaurants. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Panorama

Single-use plastic worries take backseat to pandemic fears

The office of Ibn Sina Pharmaceuticals in Dhaka. Photo: Collected
Stocks

IBN Sina Pharma to start food, plastic and API businesses

$10m grants coming for 650 non-RMG firms to address compliance gap
Economy

$10m grants coming for 650 non-RMG firms to address compliance gap

Why should govt not be directed to save St Martin's: HC
Bangladesh

Why should govt not be directed to save St Martin's: HC

Photo: BBC
Environment

Deer found dead in Thailand with 7kg of plastic in stomach

Bangladesh annually throws 8 lakh tonne plastics into sea
Environment

Bangladesh annually throws 8 lakh tonne plastics into sea

Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Doctors remove 52 kg plastic from cow’s stomach in Chennai

Big firm products top worst plastic litter list: report
Environment

Big firm products top worst plastic litter list: report

Recently, some tea manufacturers have replaced their paper teabags with plastic or ‘silken’ teabags. Photo: Collected
Food

How much plastic is in your tea?

Residents get one kg (2.2 lb) of rice for every two kg of plastic waste. Photo: Reuters
Environment

Filipino villagers swap trash for rice in fight against plastics