After a routine shopping trip to the superstore, Abul Bashar received his frozen goods in what seemed like an ordinary fabric bag, but in reality, it was made of polypropylene—a type of plastic.

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PESHAWAR, July 29: The NWFP government will ban the manufacturing and use of plastic bags in the provincial capital and some other parts of the province, official sources told Dawn. To begin with ...

At a time when the ban on polythene bags has proved ineffective in the city, some citizens have found innovative ways to avoid using them. Illa Sharma, a 55-year-old homemaker, makes bags from old ...

With the EU set to approve an historic deal to cut plastic bag use, Anthony Brimelow, commercial director of polythene manufacturer Duo UK, takes a look at how technology is helping to 'green' a ...

KARACHI, July 16: The government’s much-publicised campaign to phase out polythene bags, which pose a constant threat to the city’s environment and civic infrastructure, appears likely to come to a ...

MATHURA: More than 5,000 people participated in a rally taken out by the district administration on Monday as a part of its awareness campaign to ban the use of polythene in the city. District ...