জনস্বাস্থ্য রক্ষার স্বার্থে অনতিবিলম্বে মাত্রাতিরিক্ত ক্ষতিকর পদার্থযুক্ত আট ধরনের পাকিস্তানি রঙ ফর্সাকারী ক্রিম বিক্রি ও বিতরণ বন্ধ করতে নির্দেশ দিয়েছে বাংলাদেশ স্ট্যান্ডার্ডস অ্যান্ড টেস্টিং ইনস্টিটিউশন (বিএসটিআই)। সোমবার (২ মার্চ) এক সংবাদ বিজ্ঞপ্তিতে বিএসটিআই'এর পক্ষ থেকে এ নির্দেশনা জানানো হয়। বিজ্ঞপ্তিতে জানানো হয়, বিএসটিআইয়ের ল্যাবরেটরিতে বিভিন্ন ব্র্যান্ডের রঙ ফর্সকারী ১৩টি ক্রিমের মধ্যে ছয়টি স্কিন ক্রিমে বিপজ্জনক […]
NEW YORK, March 1 (Xinhua) — A ban on single-use plastic bags officially took effect in the U.S. state of New York on Sunday, though the state will wait until April 1 to penalize stores that violate the ban. Shoppers can now carry their own reusable bags, or pay a five-cent fee on a paper […]
On Wednesday, social impact group A Plastic Planet published an open letter urging the government to include sachets – used for everything from ketchup and vinegar to shampoo – in European and UK legislation which bans other “throwaway” items such as plastic straws and cotton buds. In the letter, the group states that 855bn sachets are used […]
The entire citizenship of the capital city of Dhaka is at health risk as the mega-city ranked top again among cities with the worst air quality early this week. It had an AQI score of 298 at 8am. The air was classified as 'very unhealthy' and in this state of air everyone may experience serious […]
Radisson Hotel Group announced several initiatives to cut the use of single-use plastics in all its hotels. The hotel group said it will replace small bottles for common bathroom products with bulk amenity dispensers across all brands by the beginning of 2022. According to the hotel group, this initiative will remove 57 million miniature amenities […]
Bashundhara showed AQI score of 249 Dhaka has been ranked as the fourth worst in air pollution across all major cities of the world. According to Air Visual at 9:35pm on Friday, Dhaka showed an average AQI (Air Quality Index) score of 179, classified as "unhealthy." However, some parts of the capital city showed higher […]
New York is banning the distribution of single-use plastic bags statewide on Sunday, a move with the ambitious goal of reducing the billions of discarded bags that stream annually into landfills, rivers and oceans. The law forbids most businesses from handing out the thin bags that are ubiquitous in supermarkets, bodegas and boutiques, making New […]
Kolkata: The state Environment department has included Sunderbans in its wetland management plan and has constituted a committee that will prepare a project report on its proper management. The committee in its report will also include an action plan for the protection of East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) – a Ramsar site where illegal constructions have […]
Single-use plastic sachets should be banned, campaigners have said in a letter to the Telegraph as they ask the Government to 'close the loophole' on waste. They argue that despite upcoming bans on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds, British people have become "slaves to the sachet", and this is causing untold damage to the […]
Waking up to the consequences of dumping plastic in the environment, small and large scale businesses in India are dumping the use of single use plastic. Small-scale changes are already being made. Plastic straws are being replaced by sturdy paper straws and even pasta straws in restaurants, and bamboo is coming out as a strong alternative for […]
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