Researchers have devised a processing technique that can create transparent polythene film that can be stronger as aluminum but at a fraction of the weight, and which could be used use in glazing, ...

"Our mission focuses on creating value from low-grade plastics and going beyond simple recycling," said Rukhsar Sultana, a project official, to The Business Standard. She also said the project aims to ...

Scientists have made fabrics from polythene in a move they say could reduce plastic pollution and make the fashion industry more sustainable. Polythene is a ubiquitous plastic, found in everything ...

As a step towards curbing plastic pollution, State Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul has announced a blanket ban on the sale and purchase of polythene shopping bags in different cities of ...

According to a United Nations’s report, more than one million polythene bags are consumed in the world every minute. That’s an attractive number for a businessman, looking for an opportunity to cash ...

The resultant dip in the usage of polythene bags due to the Lahore High Court’s infamous ban has been replaced with a renewed reliance on them by both Rawalpindi’s traders and consumers alike. This ...

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has announced that the free distribution of polythene bags, generally referred to as ‘sili-sili’ bags, will be prohibited starting from today (). ..

The Bangladesh Government has begun enforcing a complete ban on the sale and use of polythene bags in the capital, Dhaka. Environment Minister Shahajahan Siraj says the decision has been taken to save ...