Why isn’t fashion ‘recycling’ saving the planet?
“The entire process takes place in Tunisia, from the denim converted at Ksar Helal to the Tunisian seamstresses who do the sewing” for Outa, said Montresor. However, production costs are 20 percent higher than denim without the marine plastic content. Despite this, Montresor believes he can “bring other entrepreneurs together and inspire designers to create […]
“When they visit the forest, they bring disposable water bottles, one-time plastic dinner plates, soft drink bottles and cans,” Abu Naser Mohsin Hussain, a government forest conservator, told AFP. “Cleaning up is hard,” he said. Bangladesh’s Environment Minister Mohammad Shahab Uddin announced the single-use plastic ban late Monday, covering 6,500 square kilometers (2,500 square miles) […]
Sri Lanka’s top official on Asian elephants, Jayantha Jayawardene, welcomed the move to stop them, but told AFP the ban should be extended to biodegradable plastic bags. “These bags are getting into the food chain of elephants and wildlife and that is not a good thing,” he said. Elephants in Sri Lanka are considered sacred […]
Single-use plastic remains a major problem in Japan, where even individual pieces of fruit often come packaged. But according to the OECD, residents of Japan generate only a third of the plastic waste their American counterparts do, and less than the average for the organization’s European members. Japan also collects and recycles more plastic than […]
Sian Sutherland, co-founder of the group, said, “Plastic pouches should be the ultimate symbol of our grab-and-go, convenience-addicted lifestyles … . The British government said it was also considering limiting the use of other commonly littered and “problematic” plastic items, including wet wipes, tobacco filters and pouches. Governments around the world are cracking down on […]
At this time of the year, Cox’s Bazar is full of tourists from India and abroad. This unique initiative by Bidyanando Foundation and Cox’s Bazar District Administration has attracted the attention of so many people to the beach. We were walking on the beach in the evening and were surprised to see this statue surrounded […]