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This photo taken on January 14, 2023 shows waste collectors paddling polystyrene boats as they look for plastic and glass to recycle in Pazundaung Creek in Yangon. Photo: Sai Aung Main/AFP
News
08 February 2023
On the water with Myanmar's 'river cleaners’
News
27 September 2022
Environmental Organisation helps clean up Yangon
The environmental organisation Thant Myanmar announced that it had disposed of 27,378...
Plastic waste piles up on a beach off Panama City. Nations will try to negotiate a new treaty aimed at reducing the global problem. Photo: AFP
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04 July 2022
'They're everywhere':...
From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of...
The Malaysian district of Jenjarom quickly became flooded with rubbish after a move by China to restrict its waste recycling saw firms shift to nearby countries (Photo: AFP)
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30 August 2020
Criminal recycling scams 'profit from...
Criminal networks are profiting from an "overwhelming" surge in plastic waste being...
A Bangladeshi woman arranges plastic bags to dry and recycle in Dhaka. Photo: AFP
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07 January 2020
Bangladesh court orders government to ban single-...
Bangladesh's high court ordered the government Monday to introduce steps by next year...
Southeast Asia has been flooded with plastic from more developed nations such as the US and Australia since last year when China -- which boasted a massive recycling industry -- ordered a halt to imports (AFP / Mohd RASFAN)
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26 November 2019
Britain to take back plastic waste from Malaysia
Britain has agreed to take back 42 containers of plastic waste illegally exported to...
An Indian underprivileged man sleeps using a plastic bubble wrap to shelter himself from the cold weather in New Delhi, India. Photo: EPA
News
05 September 2019
Amazon to phase out single-use plastic in India
Amazon said Wednesday it will ditch single-use plastic packaging in India by next year,...
Development
17 November 2018
Helping Myanmar hotels deal with plastic refuse
UN Environment, the Myanmar Responsible Tourism Institute and Thant Myanmar are...