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plastic
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Thai Government’s Plastic Bag Ban Forces Shoppers to Get Creative
Thai people are finding creative ways to shop at supermarkets following a nationwide plastic bag ban enacted by…
Villagers Now Swap Plastic Garbage for Rice in the Philippines
A village in Muntinlupa, Philippines is trying to tackle the plastic problem by offering its villagers a kilogram…
Filipino Engineer Uses Recycled Plastic Waste to Create Chairs for Schoolchildren
Filipino engineer Winchester Lemen is a mechanical engineer from the southern Philippines and runs Envirotech Waste Recycling to…
Indonesia is Becoming a Landfill for Western Countries Because of Environmental Loopholes
Environmental activists in Indonesia are speaking out against the alleged loopholes of the Trade Ministry’s 2016 regulation on…
Supermarkets in Asia are Now Using Banana Leaves Instead of Plastic Packaging
Supermarkets in Vietnam have adopted an initiative from Thailand that makes use of banana leaves instead of plastic…
McDonald’s in Japan Starts Using Trays Made Form Recycled Plastic Toys
McDonald’s in Japan are using trays recycled from plastic toys as part of the fast food chain’s attempt…
Boba Tea Shops Scramble as San Francisco Moves to Ban Plastic Straws
Owners of bubble tea shops in San Francisco have been forced to search for new kinds of straws…
The U.K. Now Has Tons of Plastic Piling Up After China Stops Taking Their Recycle Waste
The United Kingdom will have to find another way to dispose of the mountains of plastic waste continuously…
Pakistani, Chinese Scientists Discover ‘Plastic-Eating’ Fungus in Islamabad Garbage Dump
A recent discovery by a team of scientists from China and Pakistan has the potential to revolutionize plastic…
Indian Scientist Develops Brilliant Earth-Saving Use for Plastic Garbage
An innovative scientist in India has developed an effective system that transforms plastic garbage into durable construction components…
