BETWEEN 1950 and 2017, the world produced 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic, most of it intended for single use. Only nine per cent has ever been recycled and 12 per cent incinerated, leaving approximately 79 per cent accumulated in our environment. This accumulation has led to global plastic pollution, posing a planetary health threat. Plastics break down...
Hazardous chemical and plastic businesses keep operating across Dhaka residential areas, posing severe health hazards and life risks to residents.
After 97 days of intensive treatment, 12-year-old Milestone School and College aircraft clash victim Navid Nowaz finally returned to his Uttara residence in Dhaka.
The government is going to enforce a complete ban on single-use plastics inside the Bangladesh Secretariat from today to set an example in protecting the environment and public health...
Under the project Integrated Initiative for Sustainable Plastic Use and Marine Litter Prevention in Bangladesh, a clean-up campaign on single-use plastic waste and an awareness discussion on environmental pollution were held at the auditorium of...
At least five people, including four members of the fire service and civil defence, sustained burn injuries while trying to douse a fire that broke out at a chemical warehouse in Tongi of Gazipur Monday afternoon.
The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery released one more burn victim in the fighter jet crash at the Milestone School and College in Dhaka鈥檚 Uttara...
THE earliest few steps that the environment adviser to the interim took were about reducing plastic pollution, but the pollution continued unabated. A photograph that 抖阴精品 published on August 23 shows how the original channel of the River Buriganga is clogged with plastic wastes at Islambagh in Dhaka. Most of the city canals, meanwhile, lost their water flow because...
Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge...
Bangladesh has categorically rejected the latest draft of the proposed Global Plastics Treaty, demanding stronger measures against plastic pollution...
The European Union is ready to do a deal to land a groundbreaking treaty on plastic pollution, but not at any cost, the EU鈥檚 environment commissioner insisted Tuesday.
Indigenous communities from North America are at talks on a global treaty on plastic pollution in Geneva, pleading the case for the environment they depend upon, which is slowly being choked by microplastics.
Environmental NGOs are raising concerns about the growing presence of petrochemical industry lobbyists at talks to forge a global treaty to combat plastic pollution...
Nations must resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva on Tuesday to forge a landmark treaty on eliminating the life-threatening waste.
Plastic pollution is a 鈥榞rave, growing and under-recognised danger鈥� to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, experts warned in a report on Monday.
Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening Tuesday in Geneva but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard.
Five injured victims of the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash receiving treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery are in critical condition.
The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery authorities strictly restricted access of people to the hospital since Tuesday morning, a day after doctors faced difficulties treating victims of Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crash due to crowds of political activists and curious public at the hospital.
An emergency hotline has been opened at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka to help with urgent needs after Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into the Milestone School and College campus in the capital鈥檚 Diabari area.
THE dismal state of waste management, especially of plastic waste, can hardly be overstated. The limited recycling capacity appears to have exacerbated the situation. World Environment Day this year has placed special an emphasis on plastic pollution. Although Bangladesh has made some strides in recycling plastic waste, a substantial volume of plastic remains uncollected...
The country鈥檚 plastic recycling industry continues to be fraught with many barriers, including lack of awareness about plastic pollution, poor waste separation and unsupportive tax policies.
Drinks including water, soda, beer and wine sold in glass bottles contain more microplastics than those in plastic bottles, according to a surprising study released by France鈥檚 food safety agency Friday.
Public health experts, academics and green activists at a discussion on Thursday stressed the need for expanding the role of plastic producers to beat environment pollution in the country...
The plastic goods manufacturers and exporters of the country demanded a reduction in import duty to 1 per cent in the proposed budget for importing machinery, parts, and raw materials...
The manufacturers of the country鈥檚 plastic toys are eyeing more exports alongside meeting local demand, amid a gradual growth of export earnings from the sector.
Another victim of the gas cylinder blast in Dhaka鈥檚 Aftabnagar died early Wednesday while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, raising the death toll to three...
Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Shamim Ahmed said that the plastic toy sector has the potential of fetching about $1 billion in export earnings in the coming years if it gets adequate policy support...
Four people sustained burn injuries in a gas line explosion at Manju Textile in Kazi Para area of Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj district on Thursday.
Unilever Bangladesh Limited has announced to continue its commitment to collect and process 10 per cent of Chattogram鈥檚 mismanaged plastic waste in 2025, said a press release...
