fter having breakfast, I picked up the newspaper and settle down to my second cup of tea, a routine which I enjoy everyday. A letter to the editor about the use (or misuse) of polythene bags caught my ...

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal gave the public quite the surprise when he proposed to withdraw the existing 5 percent supplementary duty on all types of polythene bags, plastic bags (including ...

A polythene factory is running illegally at Bishbari village in Aditmari upazila of the district, polluting the environment there. The factory has continued production of the harmful item in the ...

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Sunday said enforcement of the restriction on polythene is a must to ensure a healthy future for children. The government will take harsher measures to ...

The government wants to curb the use of hazardous polythenes in packaging by making biodegradable alternatives mandatory. The move, announced as the UN prepares to observe World Environment Day today, ...

Tonnes of polythene kept in gunny bags are dumped in Phoolbagh. It is causing environmental problems to the historical ground. Divisional commissioner P K Mohanty had said that the Phoolbagh ground ...

The Cabinet of Ministers on Monday (22) approved a series of measures to minimise the use of polythene and plastic within the highly sensitive ecosystem of Sri Pada during the annual pilgrimage season ...

Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera today instructed the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) to take immediate action to ban polythene and plastic products from the second list, including single ...

Polythene is one of the commonest chemical by-products that is found across all communities in Nigeria today. Commonly referred to as leather bags, polythene products are non degradable and products ...

PESHAWAR, August 22: The manufacturing and sale of polythene bags go unchecked in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa despite being banned by the provincial government. The non-biodegradable plastic bags are ...