Cutting plastic waste

Updated: Mon, 4 Jun 2018

In Pakistan's northern mountains, plastic bags face the bin

Bans on plastic shopping bags are spreading in Pakistan, starting from the country's scenic north

On Thai island, hotel guests check out of plastic waste
"Every resort in Southeast Asia has a plastic problem. Until we all make a change, it's going to get worse and worse" By Michael Taylor | Fri, 17 Aug 2018
Carrier bag spat erupts as Islamabad moves to ban plastic
As officials begin enforcing a ban on plastic bags, a scuffle suggests the switch - in Pakistan and elsewhere - may not be as easy as hoped By Rina Saeed Khan | Thu, 22 Aug 2019
Plastic from burlap? Bangladesh invents a green throw-away bag
Bags made from jute fibre - a longtime crop in Bangladesh - look and feel like plastic By Rafiqul Islam | Tue, 23 Jul 2019
Bali aims to blaze global trail on stemming ocean plastic
Less than half the island's waste is dealt with responsibly - but a new government-backed effort plans to change that By Michael Taylor | Thu, 20 Jun 2019
Bottled water giants back new global plan to cut plastic waste
Millions of tonnes of food packaging and bottles end up in landfills and oceans each year - which the initiative aims to reduce By Megan Rowling | Tue, 11 Jun 2019
Dumping plastic waste in Asia found destroying crops and health
Plastic waste imports into Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam jumped from mid-2017 to early 2018, leading to illegal operations dumping and open-burning By Michael Taylor | Tue, 23 Apr 2019
G20 plastic waste goal doesn't address production - activists
The "Osaka Blue Ocean Vision" does not tackle the need to slash the output of single-use plastics, green groups say By Reuters | Mon, 1 Jul 2019
Return of the milkman? Pushing packaging out of US deliveries
"We're sort of like the milkman" of groceries By Sebastien Malo | Fri, 15 Feb 2019
'Water from air' aims to turn back Thailand's tide of plastic
Top hotel chain Marriott has teamed up with Phuket-based startup Generation Water to produce its own "climate-positive" water in reusable glass bottles By Marianne Bray | Wed, 6 Feb 2019
From smarter energy to less plastic, Caribbean resorts go green
"The customer has to pay less for the room, we have to pay less for energy … and in the end everybody benefits" By Jewel Fraser | Fri, 1 Feb 2019
insight Swamped with plastic: Malaysia struggles as global waste piles up
Malaysia is now top choice for plastic waste exporters from around the world after China banned imports from the start of 2018 By Reuters | Thu, 25 Oct 2018
As tourists flock to Himalayas, women lead plastics clean-up
The steady environmental deterioration in the Indian Himalayas spurred more than 4,000 volunteers to take measures to tackle plastic waste By Athar Parvaiz | Wed, 15 Aug 2018
Somali refugees turn plastic waste warriors in Kenya camp
A Red Cross-backed recycling project aims to clean up the environment and boost refugee incomes in Kenya's Dadaab camp By Nita Bhalla | Tue, 5 Jun 2018
Big brands pledge to turn tide on global plastic waste
Initiative comes as public pressure mounts on manufacturers and retailers to pare back the deluge of plastic packaging By Isabelle Gerretsen | Mon, 29 Oct 2018
Zero waste shop wins award as 'Blue Planet' effect grows
8 mln tonnes of plastic enter the ocean each year, degrading precious habitats, killing marine life and entering the human food chain By Lee Mannion | Thu, 27 Sep 2018
UN seeks to cut plastic pollution as recycling falls short
"The scourge of plastic has reached every corner of the Earth... If you can't reuse it, refuse it" By Reuters | Tue, 5 Jun 2018
Southeast Asia's plastic "addiction" blights oceans
The region is home to four of the world's top marine plastic polluters By Reuters | Tue, 5 Jun 2018
Dead whale spotlights Thailand’s losing battle against plastic
Thailand remains one of the world's worst polluters, with government initiatives to convince people to use less plastic largely failing By Rina Chandran | Mon, 4 Jun 2018
Drastic plastic: Vietnam beach awash with tide of blue waste
Vietnam is the fourth-largest contributor to marine plastic pollution globally By Reuters | Mon, 4 Jun 2018
EU moves to ban single-use plastics
Proposal also requires EU countries to collect 90 percent of single-use plastic drink bottles by 2025 By Reuters | Mon, 28 May 2018
London Zoo uses art to highlight plastic pollution scourge
Between five and 14 tonnes of plastic are estimated to enter the world's oceans every year, causing irreparable damage. By Chris Creegan | Thu, 24 May 2018
First 'plastic free' label to help shoppers curb pollution
"We all know the damage our addiction to plastic has caused, we want to do the right thing and buy plastic-free" By Lin Taylor | Wed, 16 May 2018
Bottled water producers seek to increase plastic recycling
"Our packaging today is part of the unacceptable phenomenon of littering alongside other discarded items" By Reuters | Tue, 15 May 2018
Plastics mines? Europe struggles as pollution piles up
Recycling closer to home is held back by the fact that the plastic is often dirty and unsorted By Reuters | Fri, 11 May 2018

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