Plastic Waste

Unilever’s global initiative Transform is working to build a platform that will help enterprises prosper during and after the pandemic. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Unilever’s plastic playbook

The consumer giant vowed to ditch plastic sachets, single-use packaging that’s swamping poor countries with waste. Privately, it fought to keep using them

How automakers upcycle waste into car parts
Wheels

How automakers upcycle waste into car parts

The indiscriminate use of plastic has serious adverse effects on the environment, human health and wildlife. Photo: Reuters
Districts

Barishal city turning plastic waste into resources

A general view of West New Territories Landfill during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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Hong Kong zero-Covid policies create mountains of plastic waste

The indiscriminate use of plastic has serious adverse effects on the environment, human health and wildlife. Photo: Reuters
Thoughts

Reducing plastic waste with eco-friendly alternatives

Bangladesh aims at reducing 30% plastic waste by 2030
Bangladesh

Bangladesh aims at reducing 30% plastic waste by 2030

Where does all the plastic waste go?
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Where does all the plastic waste go?

Plastic Recycling Industry
Economy

Not enough plastic waste for recyclers

File Photo: Rehman Asad/TBS
Bangladesh

100% plastic waste to be recycled by 2030

File Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
World+Biz

Malaysia permits import of US plastic waste shipment after it passes new UN treaty test

Experts urge govt to ratify Basel amendments to curb plastic waste
Environment

Experts urge govt to ratify Basel amendments to curb plastic waste

Karnaphuli dredging paralysed by plastic
Bangladesh

Karnaphuli dredging paralysed by plastic

Clouds cover the skies over the river Ganges ahead of Cyclone Amphan, in Kolkata, India, May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
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Big Oil’s flagship plastic waste project sinks on the Ganges