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India Starts Ban on Single Use Plastic

July 1, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

India started to implement its single-use plastic ban Friday in an effort to reduce environmental threats. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) said the ban includes using, selling,...


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Canada to Ban Single-Use Plastics by End of Year

June 27, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

The Canadian government announced it would ban the manufacture and import of single-use plastics by the end of the year to address waste and pollution. The government would ban single-use...


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Australians Warned Over Toxic Grey Bottles

June 17, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Local authorities warned Australians about grey bottles washed up on beaches, saying the toxic bottles could cause serious health issues, including death. Ballina Shire Council in New South Wales released...


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IAEA Chief Inspects Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

May 20, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Thursday to assess progress in its decommissioning and preparations before releasing irradiated water...


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Huge Volumes of COVID-19 Hospital Waste Pose Health Hazard, WHO Warns

February 1, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that huge amounts of accumulated medical waste from the COVID-19 pandemic pose a threat to human health and the environment. Discarded syringes,...


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UN Calls for Action to End Food Waste Culture

October 4, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) calls to stop food waste culture for more decisive action to end the culture of throwing out food uneaten. According to UNEP Food Waste...


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Tunesia Environmental Activists Protest Waste Import From Italy

April 2, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Tunisian activists held a protest in the port city of Sousse last Sunday to demand the return of nearly 300 containers of household waste illegally shipped from Italy. The activists...


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COVID-19 PPE Litter Kills Animals, Report Finds

March 30, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) largely used amid the pandemic has resulted in a new wave of litter, killing animals including birds, fishes, and dogs, a recent report has found. Published...


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Amazon Generated 211 Million Kilograms of Plastic Waste in 2019, Report Says

December 16, 2020 by Fourth Estate Wire

E-commerce company Amazon generated an estimated 211 million kilograms of plastic packaging waste in 2019, with 10.8 million kilograms of the waste ending up in freshwater and marine ecosystems, a…


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