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Bangladesh plastic crisis puts economic lifeline at risk
In Bangladesh, researchers say islands of plastic waste are choking the Karnaphuli River in the country's southeast.
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Kenya activists conduct plastic pollution survey
A legally-binding treaty to restrict the use of plastic and reduce pollution is being discussed by United Nations member states in Kenya’s capital Nairobi.
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COVID waste: This Taiwanese firm is turning used face masks into phone chargers
The COVID pandemic is believed to be generating 7,200 tonnes of medical waste every day but this company is finding new ways to reuse it.
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Greenwashing: can we trust eco-credentials?
From finance companies to retailers, it seems like everyone is heralding their green credentials. But just how much can we believe? Environment correspondent Nick Clark looks at the facts behind the bluster.
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Chile: Companies recycle plastic waste to make building materials
Reducing plastic waste and the need to cut down more trees – Al Jazeera will tell you about Chile's innovative recycling method.
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Former Harry Potter Star Bonnie Wright on Sustainable Living in New Book 'Go Gently'
Bonnie Wright, who starred in the Harry Potter film series as Ginny Weasely, the youngest of the Weasely clan and Harry Potter’s love interest, is now an author and sustainability activist with her new book, "Go Gently: Actionable Steps...
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A Christmas list of gifts you just can't get
You can make a list and check it twice, but you still may not be able to buy everything you’re looking for. Retailers say some of our favourite things just aren't available this year.
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Nigerian art installation finds the beauty in plastic pollution
Artist Abdulrasaq Babalola, 27, gathered 5,000 plastic bottles around Lagos, Nigeria, for an art project to provoke discussion and action on plastic pollution.
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Canadian engineer recycles plastic in Rio to make skateboards
Canadian mechanical engineer Arian Rayegani, who turns some of Rio de Janeiro's vast plastic waste into usable toys, hopes his factory becomes a centre for recycling innovation.
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Smithsonian exhibit explores threats facing endangered B.C. whales
The Smithsonian has unveiled a new augmented-reality exhibit on B.C.’s southern resident killer whales to help educate visitors on why the species is endangered and what they can do to help.
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Need2Know: Ukraine Seeks Military Aid, SEC Amazon Probe & Microplastics in Lungs
Catching you up on what you need to know on April 7, 2022, with updates on Ukraine urging NATO for military aid for their war with Russia, the SEC investigating Amazon, microplastics being found deep inside human lungs for the first...
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Plastic produced by humans reaches 10 billion tonnes, says new study
A report by the Environmental Investigation Agency has found that six out of ten billion tonnes of this plastic waste is just sitting in landfill sites or polluting the environment.
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Homeless Haitians sleep rough in stadium-turned-camp
Frustration over a lack of food and shelter, one week after a major earthquake in Haiti.
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Iraq plastic waste: Karbala pilgrims urged to go green
Urging Pilgrims to go green - how one of Iraq's holy cities is trying to manage the waste left behind by millions of visitors every year.
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Turning pandemic junk into works of art
A Saskatchewan ICU nurse is coping with COVID-19 stress by turning medical junk left behind by the pandemic into beautiful works of art.
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Uttarakhand Forward | RK Sudhanshu on how Uttarakhand balances development with sustainability
In an exclusive interview as part of TOI’s Uttarakhand Forward series, RK Sudhanshu, Principal Secretary for Forest and Environment, Uttarakhand, shared insights into the state’s innovative strategies for balancing development with...
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Senegal mangroves: Warning forests could vanish in 30 years
With the rising ocean comes a tide of human waste suffocating Senegal’s coastline.
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Surviving off trash: Syria economic crisis triggers major inflation
The Syrian currency is in a downward spiral, sending the price of food and basic goods soaring by more than 200 percent.
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COVID-19 crisis: Italians find new way to reconnect elderly with families
For many elderly people, social distancing means being isolated from their families for a long time.
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Italy's 'hug bubble': Care home finds safe way to restore affection
Italy has the second-highest elderly population in the world, and one of the highest coronavirus death tolls in Europe.
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Kenya's plastic problem: US accused of waste dumping
The American Chemistry Council says it is not seeking to override Kenya’s existing regulation of plastics.
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'We have lost time but not momentum' on climate goals, says EU's Environment Commissioner
In a year when climate change was supposed to be front and centre, the coronavirus crisis has somewhat muted the green agenda but it has created opportunity too, according to the EU’s Environment Commissioner. “We have lost some time but...
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Nova Scotia home scares with Halloween display of ocean pollution
Angela Riley has decorated her house for Halloween with 45 kilograms of trash found on the shoreline. Her aim is to get trick-or-treaters and their parents thinking about ocean pollution.