plastic pollution

A waste picker sorts through plastic bottle waste at the Dandora garbage dump where people scavenge through the landfill for re-usables and recyclables that can be re-sold in Nairobi on February 26, 2022. Photo: AFP
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01 March 2022
UN urged to tackle plastic trash 'epidemic' with treaty
The Malaysian district of Jenjarom quickly became flooded with rubbish after a move by China to restrict its waste recycling saw firms shift to nearby countries (Photo: AFP)
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30 August 2020
Criminal recycling scams 'profit from...
Criminal networks are profiting from an "overwhelming" surge in plastic waste being...
Southeast Asia has been flooded with plastic from more developed nations such as the US and Australia since last year when China -- which boasted a massive recycling industry -- ordered a halt to imports (AFP / Mohd RASFAN)
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26 November 2019
Britain to take back plastic waste from Malaysia
Britain has agreed to take back 42 containers of plastic waste illegally exported to...
An Indian underprivileged man sleeps using a plastic bubble wrap to shelter himself from the cold weather in New Delhi, India. Photo: EPA
News
05 September 2019
Amazon to phase out single-use plastic in India
Amazon said Wednesday it will ditch single-use plastic packaging in India by next year,...
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Lifestyle
12 December 2018
Art exhibition draws public attention to plastic...
Walking into the corner bathed in blue lights, visitors are surrounded by all kinds of...