Plastic News
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Thailand to ban plastic waste imports by 2021As waste exporters re-route their trash to Southeast Asia following China's waste ban, Thailand bans imports of plastic waste to prevent the kingdom from becoming the world's next dumping ground. -
Philippines central government on solving plastic trash problem: 'We've done all we can'Claiming it has done all it can to stop plastic waste from choking the oceans, the country's central government pushed the responsibility of solving the problem to local governments and the people.
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World's biggest plastic polluters revealedThe world's most powerful consumer goods brands are also the biggest plastic polluters, a global study by environmental groups has found. Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency has projected plastic use to soar, driven by developing Asia's growing appetite for consumers goods. -
Sustainable packaging: How Singapore firms are getting it rightOver the past 11 years, signatories to the Singapore Packaging Agreement have averted about 46,000 tonnes of packaging waste, enough to fill about 88 Olympic-size pools. Eco-Business looks at how winners of the SPA Awards 2018 have cut their packaging waste.
Plastic Opinion
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Why you shouldn't be a 'straw-man' environmentalist– Straw bans are inciting a strong reaction around the world, but why should a targeted effort towards 4 per cent of marine litter be attacked as useless or ineffective, when the posited alternative is no effort at all? -
What using single-use plastic says about you and your business– Businesses that use single-use plastic show ignorance of important global issues and a lack of care for the communities they serve, argues Doug Woodring. -
Seaweed, Indonesia's answer to the global plastic crisis– Bioplastics are a better alternative to fossil fuel-based plastics, but forces humanity to choose between using crops for food or for plastic. University of Victoria's Bakti Berlyanto Sedayu explains why seaweed could be the answer to this.
Videos
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Manchester United tackles the issue of plastic pollution with new jersey– To raise awareness about plastic pollution in oceans, popular football club Manchester United has announced new uniforms made from recycled ocean plastic.
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Sydney makes music from ocean plastic– An advertising agency has come up with an idea to give ocean plastic a second life while turning Sydney beach-clean ups into a party.
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With 'unforgettable' bag, Malaysian shoppers paid to cut plastic waste– Tesco launches "unforgettable bag" in Kuala Lumpur in an effort to shift away from single-use plastic bags and reduce pollution.
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Watch: How an Indian professor is turning plastic trash into highways– Plastic pollution is a huge problem all over of the world. Will India's plastic roads be a solution?
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