A youth has turned plastic waste into a foreign revenue earning business by manufacturing bags used in the textile industry. Sulalitha Perera collects plastic from garbage dumps at Bandaragama, ...

Although Bangladesh became the first country in the world to announce a complete ban on the use of polythene bags in 2002, strict enforcement of the much-lauded initiative has only started taking ...

Scientists have made fabrics from polythene in a move they say could reduce plastic pollution and make the fashion industry more sustainable. Polythene is a ubiquitous plastic, found in everything ...

Bangladesh became the first country in the world to ban plastic bags in 2002. However, due to weak law enforcement, the country still sees a high usage of plastic. Approximately 24 kilograms (53 ...