Plastic piles up in Thailand as pandemic efforts sideline pollution fight
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand began the year with a ban on single-use plastic bags that Bangkok office worker Nicha Singhanoi
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Indonesia proposes to tax sweet drinks, polluting cars, plastic
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s finance minister proposed on Wednesday new duties on sweetened drinks, vehicles that emit carbon dioxide and
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Sainsbury’s targets 2040 for net zero emissions, criticizes UK goal
LONDON (Reuters) – Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L) committed itself on Tuesday to have net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, a decade
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China drafts new rules to control rural plastic pollution
FILE PHOTO: A man sits behind a machine producing plastic bottles at the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, China October 16,
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On Singles’ Day, green groups warn of China’s surge in packaging waste
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Accumulated waste from China’s e-commerce and express delivery sectors stands to more than quadruple by 2025 unless
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Exxon to report plastic pellet spills, shareholder says
FILE PHOTO: A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference
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In Indonesia, splits emerge over efforts to stem plastic tide
JAKARTA (Reuters) – As Indonesia struggles with mountains of plastic waste going into landfill and polluting its rivers and oceans,
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Malaysia to curb imports of plastic waste – minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia is taking steps to limit imports of plastic waste, which has flooded the country since
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Croatian beaches face battle against Adriatic plastic
ZAGREB (Reuters) – With the summer season winding down on Croatia’s Adriatic Sea beaches, environmentalists and diving clubs are turning
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