Dublin’s north inner city was the only area to be branded “seriously littered” by the survey which found that the situation ...

The introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme saw a marked reduction in plastic bottles and cans littering streets, but ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

For example, plastic shopping bags now cost money to encourage people ... new and it stops it from becoming litter. To deal with the problem we need to think about how use plastic and how we ...

And despite extending the 5p charge on single-use plastic bags, major retailers in England still sold 2.1 billion in the last financial year. In a bid to tackle the problem, the PM has called on ...

Dublin’s north inner city remains the dirtiest area in the State, according to Irish Business Against Litter (Ibal), in ...

And I get fruit and vegetables without packaging otherwise I’d have lots of plastic ... problem, because plastic doesn’t rot or biodegrade, so it takes a long time to break down. A plastic bag ...

China introduced a plastic bag surcharge in 2008 in a bid to reduce plastic waste. But the problem is reemerging amid the coronavirus pandemic. In 2008, China faced a plastic problem. As the ...

Added another: “Could be a big problem. Let’s hope they have enough paper bags ... “Besides you need way more paper bags because they are not as robust as plastic bags. Also will they take the bags ...

Here are our tips to guide you. In a big city like Munich, plastic bag problem is part of everyday life. Avoiding plastic packaging is a first step towards life without such problems, and package ...