Articles tagged as Plastic

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  France Is the First Country to Ban Plastic Cups, Plates, and Cutlery

  Every year,  4.73 billion plastic cups are thrown away in France. Only 1% of these are recycled. The bold ban aims to drastically cut levels of plastic waste, and drive innovation in biodegradable products.

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  India Will Abolish All Single-use Plastic by 2022, Vows Narendra Modi

  Country will also introduce a campaign against marine litter and a pledge to make 100 national monuments litter-free

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  India Just Banned All Forms of Disposable Plastic In Its Capital

  India’s capital city Delhi has introduced a ban on disposable plastic. Cutlery, bags, cups and other forms of single-use plastic were prohibited by the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

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  India’s Biggest Clean Up Effort

  Chennai is raising an army to fight the war against plastic.
  

• What Really Happens to the Plastic You Throw Away

  We’ve all been told that we should recycle plastic bottles and containers. But what actually happens to the plastic if we just throw it away? Emma Bryce traces the life cycles of three different plastic bottles, shedding light on the dangers these disposables present to our world. (A TedEx video.)