Dhaka Tribune: Use of polythene bags running rampant despite jute fibre alternatives
Although the development of a biodegradable polymer from jute fibre by a Bangladeshi scientist had raised environmentalist’s hopes of reducing the use of polythene bags, commercial production of the ...
Few items are as ubiquitous in modern life as the humble polythene bag. Lightweight, cheap, and readily available, polythene bags are handed out daily across Bangladesh, used to carry everything from ...
The recent decision of the City District Government Karachi to ban the use of polythene shopping bags in the city after June 2004 to tackle the ever increasing waste disposal problems is likely to ...
bdnews24: Government cracks down on polythene-tissue bags: are there enough sustainable alternatives?
The resultant dip in the usage of polythene bags due to the Lahore High Court’s infamous ban has been replaced with a renewed reliance on them by both Rawalpindi’s traders and consumers alike. This ...
Despite getting banned in 2002, polythene has managed to stick around in the Bangladeshi markets as producers, wholesalers, suppliers, and consumers all continue to use polythene bags indiscriminately ...
As a step towards curbing plastic pollution, State Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul has announced a blanket ban on the sale and purchase of polythene shopping bags in different cities of ...
Hindustan Times: Rawat tightens noose on use of polythene, plastic bags in state
The crackdown on polythene and plastic materials continued in Uttarakhand on the third day. Member of anti-polythene squad issues challan to a shopkeeper for keeping polythene bags in Dehradun. (HT ...
LAHORE, Sept 17: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has banned the use of polythene bags in Punjab. Justice Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi handed down this verdict here on Wednesday on a petition by lawyer Khurram ...