Drinking tea, coffee from paper cups can increase chances of cancer: Indian research

Dutch students build a bright yellow, sporty, 2 seater electric car from recycled material including plastic & household garbage. They have named it Luca, WION brings you a report.

Dutch students made electric car from recycled material

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

Two teenage sisters from Bali are leading an example. They are the part of a young generation global activists calling for urgent actions to protect the planet. Watch the report to know more.

WION Fineprint: Bali's teen sisters who dream of a plastic free world

A plastic bag store stocked with original hand-sculpted items that you would find in any grocery store, all made from discarded, single-use plastics.

A plastic bag store on Times Square; Reminder of our plastic footprint

Plastics weighing 14 million tonnes likely present at bottom of oceans: Study

Interpol strategic new report on global plastic waste management has found an alarming increase in illegal plastic pollution trade across the world since 2018. Interpol report exposes inefficient enforcement systems. According to the reports bulk of the illegal shipments ends up in Southeast Asia.

Interpol raises alarm over sharp rise in plastic waste crime

Sri Lanka to ban imports of plastic goods to protect elephants

Researchers recently found microplastics in every human tissue they studied

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 (Jul 23) said.

Study: Plastic waste in oceans to triple by 2040

IIT researchers develop technology for making high efficiency masks from waste plastic bottles

Spain to enforce tax on plastic packaging to curb pollution

Ocean bed now has more microplastics than ever before

Each year around 12 million tons of plastic waste is dumped into the world's oceans, polluting the water, killing wildlife and creating microplastics that enter the food chain.

The Battle Against Ocean Plastic

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'

"With great power comes great responsibility": a proverb popularised by the fictional superhero character Peter Parker who doubles as Spider-Man, takes on a twist in Indonesia by a 36-year-old citizen who is harnessing its "power" to encourage his countrymen to take responsibility for his city's problem with waste.

With great power comes great responsibility: Indonesian 'Spiderman' clears rubbish

All plastic ever produced still exists in the environment: Report

Bangladesh capital awash with plastic-coated posters

Plastic in oceans to outweigh fish: China to ban single-use plastic bags and straws

Thailand ushers 2020 with ban on plastic bags

Shun single-use plastic, carry own bags to market, says Amit Shah at Gandhi Sankalp Yatra

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

India's upcoming plastic ban will bring cheer to many, despair to some

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