Recycling

Inside an e-waste recycling factory in Narayanganj, skilled workers carefully disassemble and categorise parts from old mobile phones and computers, ensuring valuable materials are recovered and repurposed. The photo was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

Azizu Recycling – turning e-waste into economic value

The company has invested around Tk150 crore to establish a state-of-the-art recycling facility in Narayanganj, equipped to handle a wide range of e-waste materials

Bangladesh exports jhut (textile scraps) only to re-import it as high-value yarn. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Thoughts

Bangladesh’s circular economy: Budget blind spots and EU wake-up call

File Photo: Reuters
Environment

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

There is now a market for sorted glass jars of all shapes and sizes, whether they are jam or jelly jars, Nutella containers, or large ketchup bottles. Photos: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

From recycling to upcycling: The budding industry of things we throw out

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Telecom

SIM recycling period may be shortened to one year

Illustration: TBS
Supplement

Reduce, reuse, recycle, repeat: The art of green living

Photo: Freepik
Tech

Can we recycle concrete?

Less than 10% of plastic is recycled globally, and nearly half of the 400 million tonnes of plastic waste annually end up in landfills. File photo: Collected
Environment

Both manufacturers, consumers must adopt plastic recycling: Business leaders

Photo: Courtesy
Industry

Govt urged for immediate support to ship recycling industry

These traders buy old houses, break them down, and then sell different materials to different retailers. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Features

Recycling buildings: Inside the country’s largest market for second-hand construction materials

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

Photo: TBS
Environment

Conservation, recycling, replantation stressed to protect environment 

Photo: Collected
RMG

RMG sector aims for zero carbon emission