Plastic

Plastics aren’t going anywhere. Should Turkey stop importing them?

After China’s refusal to take in the world’s plastic waste, Turkey and a few other countries have stepped in. With the environment being the biggest victim, Turkey is now eyeing zero plastic imports.

Is the pandemic setting us back in the fight against plastic?

The coronavirus may have cleared the air for many big cities, but our reliance on plastic to protect ourselves from Covid-19, may prove dangerous for the environment.

In pictures: Masks people wear to avoid Covid-19

Here's how people across the world are developing their own ways to fight coronavirus infection:

Going meme: Thai shoppers get creative after plastic bag ban

Customers can now pay a small fee for reusables but budget-conscious shoppers saved money by grabbing anything available and celebrating the different choices on social media.

Panama becomes first Central American nation to ban plastic bags

The isthmus nation of roughly 4 million people joined more than 60 other countries that have totally or partially banned single-use plastic bags, or introduced taxes to dissuade their use, including Chile and Colombia in the region.

EU parliament approves ban on single-use plastics

Plastic items such as straws, forks and knives as well as cotton buds will be banned in EU by 2021 as the economic bloc pushes manufacturers to step up their recycling efforts.

Can EU end single-use plastics?

Members of the European Parliament seek to curb plastics waste, targeting in particular single-use plastic litter that is polluting Europe's beaches and seas.

Plastic a thorn in South Korea's side as waste problem piles up

Ever since China banned imports of almost all recycled waste, piles of trash have begun appearing around big cities in South Korea.

Greenpeace calls on Turkish supermarkets to reduce plastic footprint

TRT World talks to Greenpeace Mediterranean Project Coordinator Deniz Bayram about how Turkish consumers can reduce their plastics usage and what supermarkets can do to help.

Plastic bag use in Turkey down by 50 percent after regulation

Retailers began charging for plastic bags on January 1 with aim of reducing the volume of non-recyclable waste in the country where around 30-35 billion plastic bags are used annually.

Sperm whale washed up in Indonesia had plastic bottles, bags in stomach

The cause of death was not known, but park officials found plastic bottles, bags, sandals, and a sack with more than 1,000 pieces of string in the whale's stomach.

Remote South Pacific island weighed under with trash

A report says Henderson Island, which is prized for its biodiversity, is polluted with an estimated 37.7 million pieces of plastic.