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    Single-use plastic menace threatens to choke India

    Single-use plastic menace threatens to choke India

    20 Aug 2019

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech urged people to stop using single-use plastic bags so that India could start phasing them out from October 2, the...

    Beloved baby dugong ‘Mariam’ dies in Thailand with plastic in stomach

    Beloved baby dugong ‘Mariam’ dies in Thailand with plastic in stomach

    17 Aug 2019

    A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation has died from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic...

    Cigarette butts pose big microplastic hazard in the oceans

    Cigarette butts pose big microplastic hazard in the oceans

    14 Aug 2019

    Tamara Dietrich, Tribune News Service You’ve seen it before: A driver idling at a stoplight flicks a cigarette butt out the window or a worker during a smoking break...

    Trash for tickets on Indonesia's ‘plastic bus’

    Trash for tickets on Indonesia's ‘plastic bus’

    10 Aug 2019

    Dozens of people clutching bags full of plastic bottles and disposable cups queue at a busy bus terminal in the Indonesian city of Surabaya -- where passengers can swap...

    Could Mexico cactus solve world's plastics problem?

    Could Mexico cactus solve world's plastics problem?

    07 Aug 2019

    Mexico's prickly pear cactus, which is emblazoned on the country's flag, could soon play a new and innovative role in the production of biodegradable plastics. A packaging material that...

    Fishing for plastic on Amsterdam's eco-friendly canal cruises

    Fishing for plastic on Amsterdam's eco-friendly canal cruises

    28 Jul 2019

    Equipped with fishing rods and thick gloves, a group of people peers into the water from one of the many boats that line Amsterdam's famous canals. But it's not...

    Female round-the-world crew to fight ocean plastic

    Female round-the-world crew to fight ocean plastic

    11 Jul 2019

    More than 300 women will join a round-the-world voyage launching in October to highlight the devastating impact of plastic pollution in the oceans and conduct scientific research into the...

    Nine deer dead in Japan after eating plastic: Wildlife group

    Nine deer dead in Japan after eating plastic: Wildlife group

    10 Jul 2019

    Nine deer have died after swallowing plastic bags in Japan’s Nara Park, a wildlife group said on Wednesday, warning that a surge in tourism may be to blame. The...

    With plastic straw ban, Washington turns its back on its own invention

    With plastic straw ban, Washington turns its back on its own invention

    24 Jun 2019

    To ban plastic drinking straws — an almost sacrilegious act in the birthplace of this simple object, a seemingly indispensable part of daily American life. In the last century,...

    Emirates airline commits to reducing single-use plastic on board

    Emirates airline commits to reducing single-use plastic on board

    17 Jun 2019

    Emirates airline has made a network-wide commitment to reduce single-use plastics on board its aircraft. As of 1st June, eco-friendly paper straws have been introduced and all Emirates flights...

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