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Single-use plastics to be banned at Han River parks

Single-use plastics to be banned at Han River parks

Plastic cups and containers will be banned from parks along the Han River in 2025, in an effort by Seoul City to reduce single-use plastics. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced ...
Certification Scheme DINplus Home Compostable Carrier Bags

Certification Scheme DINplus Home Compostable Carrier Bags

Since July 2023, DIN CERTCO GmbH (Berlin, Germany) offers a new certification scheme according to the new standard EN 17427:2022 “Packaging – Requirements and test scheme for carrier bags suitable ...
Microplastics found in human hearts for first time

Microplastics found in human hearts for first time

Microplastics commonly found in food packaging and paints have been discovered in the human heart for the first time. The alarming find was made by a team of scientists from ...
Indonesia plans to ban single-use plastic by end of 2029

Indonesia plans to ban single-use plastic by end of 2029

Indonesia will start imposing a ban on single-use plastic products by the end of 2029, the country’s Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said on Monday (Jun 5). By that time, manufacturers ...
How to convert CO2 to bioplastics in the age of global warming

How to convert CO2 to bioplastics in the age of global warming

Global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide (CO2) which trap heat in the atmosphere and warms the globe, is becoming increasing prevalent with unsustainable human activity ...
Singapore Supermarkets Start Charging for Plastic Bags

Singapore Supermarkets Start Charging for Plastic Bags

Shoppers now have to pay 5 Singapore cents a bag at major grocery stores, or bring their own reusable tote. Major supermarket chains in Singapore have started charging for plastic ...
Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats that we currently face

UK strengthens pledge to end plastic pollution by 2040

UK signs Ministerial Statement calling for an ambitious global plastic pollution treaty to tackle plastic pollution and protect the marine environment. The UK, alongside 52 other members of the High ...
‘Difficult but doable’: Malaysia’s aim to ban the use of plastic bags by 2025

‘Difficult but doable’: Malaysia’s aim to ban the use of plastic bags by 2025

Cigarette butts, plastic bottles, takeaway containers, food wrappers, plastic bags, and straws.  These are just some of the waste items that are collected from the coastlines during Reef Check’s international ...