Restaurants and e-commerce platforms in China will now have to report utilisation of single-use plastics. Additionally, delivery firms will also have to report their usage of plastic alongside submitting plans for recycling.

China: Reporting usage of single-use plastics to authorities now mandatory

Green activists Kim Yona and Lee Dong-I use the bottle caps to make a tube-squeezing device - something they hope consumers will find useful and be able to keep, rather than toss out after just one use.

South Korean "sparrows" try to cap surge of throwaway plastic

Scientists warn prevalence of plastic pollution may pose risks to human and ocean health.

Plastic pollution in Atlantic ocean | Pollution 10 times more than thought

The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean and killing marine life could triple in the next 20 years, unless companies and governments can drastically reduce plastic production, a new study published on Thursday said.

Plastic pollution flowing into oceans to triple by 2040: Study

Single-use plastic waste in Thailand ballooned during the coronavirus lockdown as demand for home food deliveries soared, activists say, setting back efforts to reduce the country's dependency on the environmental scourge.

Food deliveries during virus lockdown fuel Thailand plastic usage

China is the top source of plastic bottles, bags and other rubbish clogging up global sea lanes, according to the latest country-wise data available. Each year -- over eight million metric tonnes of plastic waste is generated in China.

Plastic pollution is booming from coronavirus and will get worse after the pandemic

As we mark World Environment Day, there are some harsh facts that tell us that our environment is at unimaginable risk. So let's try to understand these five facts on June 5, the day dedicated to environmental awareness and protection.

Harsh facts on World Environment Day: Climate change, pollution and disasters

Ambrose D’Mello is 52-year-old and has been on a silent protest since 2005. He is protesting against the sale of packaged drinking water. He carries a slate with him to communicate by writing on it using a small piece of a damp cloth. Watch this video to know more about D’Mello's fight.

This 52-year-old man is on a 'Silent Protest' to make 'Big Noise'

Nina Krinitsina has been creating her mosaic masterpieces, some including over 1,000 caps, decorating her house in the village of Makarye around 850 kilometres east of Moscow.

Russian granny turns tonnes of plastic bottle caps into art

The abbot of the Wat Chak Daeng Buddhist temple, south of Bangkok, is spearheading a project to recycle plastic bottles into fabric for saffron-coloured robes for monks.

Bottles for blessings: Thai Buddhist temple recycles plastics into robes

Thailand began the year on Wednesday (January 1) with a ban on single-use plastic bags at major stores, continuing a campaign launched by the government and retailers towards a complete ban in 2021 to reduce waste and debris in the sea.

Thai supermarkets join effort to reduce plastic waste

Tens of thousands of pieces of plastic littering the planet come from just a handful of multinational corporations, an environmental pressure group said Wednesday.

Coca Cola, Nestle among big firms to top worst plastic litter list: Report

Traders, shopkeepers, and others in India have started looking for an alternative to plastic amid the anticipation of a blanket ban on single-use plastic across the country.

Traders, shopkeepers look for alternative as India begins war on plastic

Germany plans to ban single-use plastic bags from next year, joining a growing movement to fight global pollution, the environment minister said Friday. Supermarkets and other retailers will be barred from offering lightweight plastic carrier bags at their checkouts, including those now marketed as being biodegradable or being made from renewable sources instead of petroleum.

Germany plans to ban single-use plastic shopping bags next year

Watch to know how Ecuador is tackling plastic pollution, waste.

WION Dispatch: Recycle plastic bottles, earn money

Deadly microplastic pollutes world's oceans, Arctic too breached

Global soft drink-making giants Coca Cola and Pepsi have decided to abandon the plastic lobby and are reportedly trying to increase the volume of recycled plastic in the manufacturing of their packaging.

In a bid to curb plastic pollution, Pepsi and Coca Cola sever ties with Plastics Industry Association 

Padma Shri awardee and renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik added another feather in his cap by bagging the award of People's choice prize in Boston. Pattnaik, the sole performer who represented India and Asia in the championship, in an interview to WION said, that the audience did not vote for him but voted against the ongoing effects of environmental deterioration and dangerous plastic pollution.

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wins People's choice award in US, says people voted against plastic pollution

Cambodian Ouk Vanday is on a mission to put the piles of discarded rubbish around his neighbourhood to good use. He has built a cafe using stacks of beer bottles to make up a wall, and dead leaves to spell out the coffee shop's name -- 'Rubbish Cafe'.

Inside a Cambodian cafe built out of rubbish

Watch Gravitas full segment and know what has been the most trending and important stories of the day. Watch this video to know more.

Watch: WION Gravitas, 15th April, 2019

A striking installation made up of 168,000 discarded straws arranged to form surreal blue and green waves are triggering a storm against plastic waste in Vietnam, a country that dumps some eight million tons of plastic in the sea every year.

Fighting back plastic pollution with a sea of straws in Vietnam

The problem started with the individual. But that also means she and he can also help set it right

Opinion: The problem of plastic pollution and what you & I can do about it

Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970 and was founded by the United States Senator Gaylor Nelson as an environmental teach-in to encourage make people aware of the environment issues

Earth Day: Everything you want to know

"Our only hope is our children, and animals have a lot to teach them", says Anjali Gopalan who runs a different kind of animal shelter.

How love changes it all: Sick kids and bruised animals

plastic-pollution

Plastic Pollution, News on Plastic Pollution, stories on Plastic Pollution, articles on Plastic Pollution, Plastic Pollution stories at Wion, Plastic Pollution news, Plastic Pollution latest news