Plastic Pollution

235 students join climate literacy workshop in Bangladesh school

Students pledged to plant trees, reduce plastic use and follow climate-conscious habits after sessions on leadership, volunteering, biodiversity, waste...

Youth rally marks World Environment Day with call to protect Sundarbans

Marking World Environment Day, youths in Satkhira organized a bicycle rally to raise awareness about plastic pollution and highlight...

Premier University marks Environment Day with plastic-for-seeds campaign

World Environment Day with a plastic-for-seeds campaign, tree planting, contests and a climate justice workshop to promote environmental awareness...

Bangladesh, ILO discuss just transition, green growth and environmental cooperation

Bangladesh and the ILO discussed expanding cooperation on just transition, renewable energy, plastic waste management and sustainable industrial development...

Nepal cooperative launches biodegradable packaging to cut plastic waste

A Chitwan cooperative has begun producing biodegradable packaging from agricultural waste with FAO support, aiming to reduce plastic pollution...

Tamil Nadu Forest Department and Panaiyaanmai Iyakkam launch Kadayam cleanup drive

Tamil Nadu Forest Department and Panaiyaanmai Iyakkam removed plastic waste and liquor bottles from Kadayam forest while planting Palmyra...

Bangladesh PM urges schools to raise environmental awareness

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman calls for stronger school-led environmental awareness, warns of plastic pollution in rivers, and outlines plans...

Single-use plastics return to govt offices

Single-use plastic bottles have reappeared in Bangladesh government offices, reversing earlier bans and triggering concern among environmental experts and...

Microplastics found in Antarctic Larvae  raises alarm over global pollution spread

Scientists have detected microscopic plastic particles inside Antarctica’s only native insect, raising new concerns that microplastic pollution is penetrating...

Sundarbans in crisis as salinity plastics threaten life

Salinity, epiphytes and plastics are endangering the forest’s existence How long will it take us to wake up? The Sundarbans, the...

Bangladesh joins hands with UNOPS, BIMSTEC to tackle plastic pollution

High-level Dhaka seminar highlights national commitment, regional cooperation and innovation for a plastic-free future In a significant push to confront...