plastic

Guests at a roundtable on curbing plastic pollution and promoting sustainable industrial growth, held at TBS conference room on 24 June. PHOTO: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Supplement

Experts call for eco-friendly design in plastic use

300 million tons of plastic waste are generated each year, leaking into oceans, soils, and even human bodies. Photo: TBS
Thoughts

Toward a legally binding global plastic treaty

A researcher shows a sample of ocean-degradable plastic is immersed in saltywater is seen during a demonstration at the Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) of Japanese research institution Riken in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, Japan May 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Manami Yamada
Science

Scientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours

A dialogue titled "Plastic Pollution, Bangladesh Legal Framework and Global Plastics Treaty," organised by the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) was held at the BRAC Centre today (3 June). Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Experts call for binding laws, unified action to combat surging plastic crisis

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Budget

More tax burdens on textiles, plastics, home appliances likely

A truck carrying a container moves at the Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China April 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
China

China slaps anti-dumping duties on plastics from US, EU, Japan, Taiwan

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan spoke at a workshop at the Intercontinental Dhaka today (13 May). Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Changing our habits can cut plastic use: Rizwana

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Bangladesh

'Plastic exchange corner' launched in Ctg to combat pollution

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan spoke at the inaugural ceremony of “Plastic-Free Zero-Waste Campus: Green Pledge” at BRAC University today (17 February). Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Rizwana calls for a plastic-free mindset to tackle pollution

The 17th Bangladesh International Plastics, Printing & Packaging Industry Fair (IPF 2025) held at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in Dhaka. Photo taken on 12 February 2025. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

International Plastics Fair 2025 begins in Dhaka

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Environment

Plastic pollution poses threat to ecosystem, biodiversity of Sundarbans 

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Environment

Bangladesh disposes around 3.5b single-use plastic bottles annually: Study

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
Industry

Textile millers seek permission to import recyclable plastics