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UK government bans single-use plastic plates and cutlery
Environment
January 17, 2023
UK government bans single-use plastic plates and cutlery
Single-use plastic cutlery, plates and other items will be banned in the UK from October and replaced by biodegradable items…
This company is making whirlpools to clean microplastics from water
Environment
October 3, 2022
This company is making whirlpools to clean microplastics from water
Microplastics contaminate the whole planet, from Arctic ice to Mount Everest. The tiny particles, less than 5 millimeters in diameter,…
India bans single-use plastic to combat pollution
World
July 2, 2022
India bans single-use plastic to combat pollution
New Delhi – India on Friday imposed a ban on single-use plastics on items ranging from straws to cigarette packets…
Factory for plastic industries to be established in North Sinai
Egypt
March 19, 2022
Factory for plastic industries to be established in North Sinai
The North Sinai Governorate agreed to establish a factory for plastic industries, providing plastic industries in the governorate’s markets at…
Nestlé launches 100% recycled plastic water bottles in Egypt
Egypt
October 28, 2021
Nestlé launches 100% recycled plastic water bottles in Egypt
Nestlé Waters, the largest bottled water company in Egypt, has launched new water bottles made of 100 percent recycled plastic,…
In major ocean polluter Philippines, group turns plastic waste into planks
Environment
October 25, 2021
In major ocean polluter Philippines, group turns plastic waste into planks
MANILA, Oct 25 (Reuters) – A group of recyclers in the Philippines is trying to ease the country’s worsening plastic…
Pandemic deals blow to plastic bag bans, plastic reduction
World
April 8, 2020
Pandemic deals blow to plastic bag bans, plastic reduction
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout…
Draft US law seeks to make plastic industry responsible for waste
World
February 12, 2020
Draft US law seeks to make plastic industry responsible for waste
Carry your own cup to the coffee shop. Recycle that soda bottle. Say no to straws. The growing global crisis…
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
Environment
February 1, 2020
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometers below the waves, synthetic microfibres spat out by household…
Filipinos turn volcano’s ash, plastic trash into bricks
World
January 18, 2020
Filipinos turn volcano’s ash, plastic trash into bricks
Ash spewed by a Philippine volcano is being mixed with plastic waste to make bricks in an inventive response to…