Plastic pollution in Bangladesh is worsening flood risk and urban waterlogging in Dhaka despite the polythene ban.
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POLYTHENE BAGS

Despite the ban on polythene bags, nothing has changed on the ground. According to various environmental estimates, Pakistan uses around 55-60 billion plastic bags annually, with major urban cities, ...
KARACHI: Walk into Khori Garden Market near M.A. Jinnah Road — one of the city’s wholesale hubs — on any given morning, one can find bundles of one-time use polythene bags openly available for sale ...
A Fundamental Rights petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the immediate introduction of a regulated levy on ...
Coimbatore: Licence of a shop at the Poondi Velliangiri Andavar Temple was cancelled for using banned plastic and polythene covers.The temple, located at the foothills of Velliangiri, is currently ...
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BHUBANESWAR: As part of its efforts to curb plastic menace in the state capital, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) ...
RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM: The unchecked use of polythene and plastic products in Kovvur town in East Godavari, is fast turning into ...