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Environment 6 years ago

Banned! New York sends plastic bags packing

Consumerist mecca New York targets its throwaway culture this weekend with a ban on single-use plastic bags that has been years in the making and is still rare in America.

National 6 years ago

‘It’s necessary’: Greenpeace lauds government’s plan to tax plastics

“An excise on single-use plastic products, such as plastic bags and straws, should be prioritized,” Greenpeace spokesperson Muharram Atha Rasyadi says.

City 6 years ago

Cutting down waste: Jakarta's traditional markets to drop single-use plastic bags by July

As an alternative, vendors are expected to educate and provide their customers with ecofriendly bags.

Environment 6 years ago

Bangladesh to ban use of single-use plastic in hotels and restaurants

Bangladesh's High Court on Monday ordered the government to ban single-use plastics in coastal areas and in hotels and restaurants in one year to combat pollution.

News 6 years ago

Hyatt Hotels to reduce single-use plastic by 2021

Following the lead of major hotel chains like Marriott and InterContinental Hotels Group, Hyatt Hotels has become the latest group to announce plans to reduce single-use plastics within the chain.

Environment 6 years ago

'How dare you': Offices hang photos of Greta Thunberg near single-use plastics

Next time you decide to use single-use plastics, just remember, Greta Thunberg is watching.

Environment 6 years ago

Germany plans to ban single-use plastic shopping bags next year

Germany plans to ban single-use plastic bags from next year, joining a growing movement to fight global pollution, the environment minister said Friday.

News 6 years ago

Air India to stop using single-use plastic on flights

Debt-ridden Air India said Thursday it will stop using single-use plastic and replace packaging with eco-friendly paper and wooden cutlery, as the government ramps up its "clean India" mission.

Opinion 6 years ago

Plastic: Friend, foe or frenemy?

Single-use plastic is the problem that we need to solve. A number of well-meaning people say single-use plastic should be banned. However, they miss the point that even single-use plastics play an important role in our lives especially those of the under-privileged segments of the society

City 6 years ago

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Religious organizations join fight against plastic waste

In the fight against plastic waste, religion is now playing a greater role, with religious institutions encouraging the city’s residents to reduce their dependence on single-use plastic bags.

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single-use-plastic

Banned! New York sends plastic bags packing

‘It’s necessary’: Greenpeace lauds government’s plan to tax plastics

Cutting down waste: Jakarta's traditional markets to drop single-use plastic bags by July

Bangladesh to ban use of single-use plastic in hotels and restaurants

Hyatt Hotels to reduce single-use plastic by 2021

'How dare you': Offices hang photos of Greta Thunberg near single-use plastics

Germany plans to ban single-use plastic shopping bags next year

Air India to stop using single-use plastic on flights

Plastic: Friend, foe or frenemy?

PREMIUM Religious organizations join fight against plastic waste

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Religious organizations join fight against plastic waste