Indonesia's plastic puppets at Sasak Puppetteer School are teaching children to protect the environment.
Plastic Pollution: Ocean Cleanup System succeeds in its mission
28 Oct 2019
A company based in the Netherlands called Ocean Clean Up has announced the successful trial of a new device designed to collect huge amounts of plastic by remote control. It's been trialled in the Great Pacific Garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean.
Rome offers free metro travel for plastic recyclers
The scheme, welcomed by the city's residents, will soon be extended across the metro network and run until July 2020, the city's public transport company ATAC said.
Thailand's own teenage activist
28 Oct 2019
Inspired by climate change activist, Greta Thunberg - Meet a 12-year old girl paddling her way through Bangkok to fight against plastic pollution in Thailand.
Eight million tonnes of plastics find their way into our oceans every year. But some countries, like Indonesia, are finding creative ways to curb the dangers posed by disposable plastic. Rahul Radhakrishnan has the story.
5 ways Japan plans to make the Tokyo 2020 Olympics more eco-friendly
28 Oct 2019
Hosting a mega event like the Olympic Games comes with a lot of challenges - the biggest one being waste. It's estimated that the Tokyo 2020 Games will generate 2.9 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, but Japan vows to make it more eco-friendly
Indonesia returns 49 containers of waste and hazardous materials to EU, US
Indonesia rejected the waste due to violation of import rules.
Do We Need a Global Solution to Deal With Waste?
28 Oct 2019
Many wealthy nations dumped its garbage elsewhere. But it might not be staying there for long. Malaysia just returned 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste, and the Phillipines sent 69 containers of rubbish back to Canada. So what's the solution?
180 nations agree UN deal to regulate export of plastic waste
The 1,400 representatives, meeting in Geneva reached the agreement after 12 days' discussion on what Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called "one of the world’s most pressing environmental issues".
WORLD WASTE CRISIS: Is there any point in recycling?
28 Oct 2019
Joining us at the Roundtable is Margaret Bates, former president of the CIWM; Mick Davis, Chief Operating Officer at Biffa; Sarah-Jane Widdowson, Waste Management Consultant; and Karl Williams, Professor at The University of Central Lancashire.
Chilean miners use solar power to combat pollution | Money Talks
28 Oct 2019
Mines release many pollutants but cleaning and storing this waste is costly affair for industry role-players. Now, engineers in Santiago, Chile are cutting pollution and expenses by harnessing solar power. Mobin Nasir reports.
Last year China, previously the centre of the global recycling trade, abruptly imposed restrictions on imports of recyclable items. Could such a move force exporting countries to raise their recycling standards?
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.
How Istanbul’s wounded Golden Horn became Turkey’s success story
From the 1950s to the 1990s, Istanbul’s historic Golden Horn was a prime dumping spot for industrial waste - but all that has changed. This is the story of how Istanbul reversed the damage.
Living a less-waste lifestyle
28 Oct 2019
This family is on a journey to a "zero-waste" lifestyle. We spent a day with them to see what it's like to produce less waste. #Zerowaste #Turkey #Environment
Swedish recycling so successful it is importing rubbish
As the result of an astonishing ‘recycling revolution’, Sweden has nearly reached ‘zero waste’ levels and imports at least two million tonnes of rubbish from other European countries.
Is America the 'King of Trash'?
27 Feb 2019
Americans waste hundreds of thousands of tonnes of food per day. The US is also a major contributor to plastic, hazardous and nuclear waste. #USWaste #EnvironmentalImpact #KingofTrash
Plastic Waste Crisis: South Korea's plastic waste a serious problem
28 Oct 2019
Recycling is a serious business in South Korea. But they're also seriously undermining their efforts by being some of the world's largest consumers of disposable plastic. South Korea is now struggling to get rid of all of its waste.
What are fatbergs?
27 Feb 2019
Fatbergs are disgusting, but we're the reason why they form in the first place. Here's how.
The story of plastic
21 Feb 2019
It's hard to imagine life without plastic, but less than 70 years ago, it didn't even exist. Today, landfills and oceans around the world are filling up with the stuff that takes hundreds of years to decompose. Can we do without plastic?
Plastic rules our daily lives and experts warn that both businesses and consumers have to change.
How much plastic is inside you?
18 Feb 2019
You may have more plastic in you than you think. Let's explore the main causes of plastic contamination, find out exactly how plastics get into our bodies and try to figure out how harmful it all may be to us – and the world at large.
Some of the ways trash could kill us all
18 Feb 2019
We are producing and throwing away more than ever, and some of the waste could come back to haunt us. Here are the five types of waste that could destroy the world.
Plastic a thorn in South Korea's side as waste problem piles up
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