Tag: #Plastic
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SEPA Closes Four Non-Biodegradable Plastic Bags Manufacturing Units
SEPA has closed four non-biodegradable plastic bag manufacturing units.
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LHC Bans Plastic Bags in Punjab
The LHC has banned plastic bags in Punjab.
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Plastic bags to be recycled as dumpsters: MoCC
ISLAMABAD, Feb 09 (APP): The Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC), after imposing an exclusive ban on polythene or plastic bags, has taken an environment friendly initiative to recycle the confiscated plastic bags into dumpsters and waste bins. Talking to APP, Director Chemcials and In charge Implementation Team sub-urban region of the federal capital Dr Zaigham…
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‘Plastics to worsen waste, health problems’
ANKARA, Jan 7 (AA/APP):If the current trend continues and one billion tons of plastic is produced annually by 2050, a very serious health and waste problem may occur globally, according to an expert on plastic waste. “We could see more plastic in the sea than fish. Land could be filled with abandoned mountains of plastic…
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EU countries need better recycling: report
Copenhagen, Oct 28 (AFP/APP): EU countries need to adopt policies to boost recycling, to help tackle growing waste, particularly from plastic and electronics, according to two reports by the European Environment Agency (EEA) published Monday. “The EU must find circular and climate-friendly ways of managing its plastic waste e.g. by increasing reuse and recycling,” the…
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A project to tackle plastic pollution
WWF in collaboration with Coca Cola Foundation launches a project for collecting and recycling of plastic