plastic

News Desk Islamabad: A study published in The Lancet eBioMedicine by researchers at NYU Langone Hospital in New York has found that daily exposure to a chemical commonly used in plastic household items may be linked to more than 356,000…

News Desk  Islamabad: Vast islands of floating debris, plastic bottles bobbing in the waves, and shredded bags tangled in seaweed—this is the grim reality of our world’s oceans. Every year, millions of tonnes of plastic waste choke…

APP Faisalabad: A drug squad of the Health Department seized a huge stock of fake medicines and sealed a three-story building in Kaleem Shaheed Colony area on Wednesday. According to official sources, Drug Inspector Khalid Mustafa,…

News Desk  Islamabad: Speakers at an event on Tuesday highlighted the vital importance of implementing a unified global strategy to tackle the problem of plastic waste.  They stressed the significance of not only addressing the…

AFP/APP Ottawa: Negotiators from 175 nations began talks Tuesday on a proposed global treaty to reduce plastic pollution, which is found everywhere from mountain tops to ocean depths, and in human blood and breast milk.  "The world is…

News Desk Islamabad: A recent survey conducted by GSMA Intelligence with support from Huawei found that approximately 60 percent of respondents in Pakistan are willing to accept a lower salary to work for sustainability-focused…

News Desk Islamabad: A recent study by the Institute of Urbanism (IoU) has found that Islamabad generates over 1,000 metric tonnes of waste daily, a substantial portion of which is improperly disposed of through burning or open dumping…

Ali Jabir Islamabad: “From plastic waste, we make a variety of everyday items such as benches, tables, wracks, makeshift bathrooms and so on. Our products are not only used locally but also exported to other countries,” said Green Earth…

News Desk Rawalpindi: 25 composite plants, including ten in Rawalpindi and five each in Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal districts, would be established for waste disposal, informed Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaqat Ali Chatha.…

News Desk Paris: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report lays out a three-pronged plan based on reuse, recycling and diversifying the materials used to help slash plastic pollution by 80 per cent by 2040 overall and cut…