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Meet The 69-Year-Old Dutch Woman Who's Been Cleaning Kashmir's Dal Lake For The Past 5 Years
A viral video showcasing her efforts, in which she picks up plastic bags and used bottles from the lake, has captured hearts online.
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''Be Responsible'': Forest Officer Shares Video Of Tiger Inspecting Plastic Bag, Expresses Concern
Plastic particles have infiltrated even the most remote and seemingly-pristine regions of the planet, even forests.
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Bureaucrat Shares "Disheartening" Video Of Elephant Chewing Plastic, Internet Calls For Action
A video in which an elephant is seen eating what appears to be a plastic bag perfectly encapsulated the extent of plastic pollution on our planet.
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Indonesia Proposes To Tax Polluting Cars
Indonesia's finance minister proposed on Wednesday new duties on sweetened drinks, vehicles that emit carbon dioxide and plastic bags, to control consumption of the products in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
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Whale Found Dead With 100 Kg 'Ball Of Rubbish' In Stomach
Bundles of rope, plastic cups, bags, gloves and fishing nets are just some of the items found inside the stomach of a sperm whale that washed ashore on a beach in Scotland.
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Amit Shah Urges Women To Stop Using Plastic Bags To Save Environment
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to women not to use plastic bags to help protect the environment and suggested that they carry cloth bags, which are long-lasting, for shopping.
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India To Ban Six Single-Use Plastic Products From October 2: Report
The Centre is set to impose a nationwide ban on plastic bags, cups and straws on October 2, officials said, in its most sweeping measure yet to stamp out single-use plastics from cities and villages that rank among the world's most polluted.
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In Greece's Aegean Sea, Divers Find "Gulf Of Plastic Corals"
Thousands of plastic bags were pulled from the sea off Greece's Andros island this month by a team of divers and environmentalists who described what they found as a "gulf full of plastic corals."
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Canada To Ban Single-Use Plastics In 2021, Says PM Justin Trudeau
Canada will ban single-use plastics from 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday, declaring it a "global challenge" to phase out the bottles, straws and plastic bags clogging the world's oceans.
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How People In Nepal Are Raising Awareness About Pollution Of Oceans
Young Nepalis created a map of the Dead Sea with used plastic bags Wednesday in a bid to set a new international record and raise awareness about the vast volumes polluting the world's oceans.
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Meet The 69-Year-Old Dutch Woman Who's Been Cleaning Kashmir's Dal Lake For The Past 5 Years
A viral video showcasing her efforts, in which she picks up plastic bags and used bottles from the lake, has captured hearts online.
-
''Be Responsible'': Forest Officer Shares Video Of Tiger Inspecting Plastic Bag, Expresses Concern
Plastic particles have infiltrated even the most remote and seemingly-pristine regions of the planet, even forests.
-
Bureaucrat Shares "Disheartening" Video Of Elephant Chewing Plastic, Internet Calls For Action
A video in which an elephant is seen eating what appears to be a plastic bag perfectly encapsulated the extent of plastic pollution on our planet.
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Indonesia Proposes To Tax Polluting Cars
Indonesia's finance minister proposed on Wednesday new duties on sweetened drinks, vehicles that emit carbon dioxide and plastic bags, to control consumption of the products in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
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Whale Found Dead With 100 Kg 'Ball Of Rubbish' In Stomach
Bundles of rope, plastic cups, bags, gloves and fishing nets are just some of the items found inside the stomach of a sperm whale that washed ashore on a beach in Scotland.
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Amit Shah Urges Women To Stop Using Plastic Bags To Save Environment
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to women not to use plastic bags to help protect the environment and suggested that they carry cloth bags, which are long-lasting, for shopping.
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India To Ban Six Single-Use Plastic Products From October 2: Report
The Centre is set to impose a nationwide ban on plastic bags, cups and straws on October 2, officials said, in its most sweeping measure yet to stamp out single-use plastics from cities and villages that rank among the world's most polluted.
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In Greece's Aegean Sea, Divers Find "Gulf Of Plastic Corals"
Thousands of plastic bags were pulled from the sea off Greece's Andros island this month by a team of divers and environmentalists who described what they found as a "gulf full of plastic corals."
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Canada To Ban Single-Use Plastics In 2021, Says PM Justin Trudeau
Canada will ban single-use plastics from 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday, declaring it a "global challenge" to phase out the bottles, straws and plastic bags clogging the world's oceans.
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How People In Nepal Are Raising Awareness About Pollution Of Oceans
Young Nepalis created a map of the Dead Sea with used plastic bags Wednesday in a bid to set a new international record and raise awareness about the vast volumes polluting the world's oceans.
