The government says apart from the BJMA, 20 other organisations are working to increase the supply of alternative bags ...

Polythene shopping bags and polypropylene shopping bags will no longer be available at supershops and cannot be handed out to customers from Oct 1, says Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the advisor for ...

The government has begun enforcing a ban on polythene and polypropylene shopping bags in various supermarkets. However, this has sparked debate among shoppers over the affordability, practicality ...

Look out for the small flowers which are an indication they will soon ... Avoid storing potatoes in polythene bags because this can cause them to rot,' says Rob Smith. Then all there is to do is ...

I am always surprised that more people do not propagate their own plants. With new technology you really don’t need green ...

With the government ban on the use of polythene bags coming into effect from 1 October at superstores and from 1 November at traditional markets, the demand for viable polythene alternatives such as ...

This entailed choosing hybrid seeds which are costlier than the conventional ones used by most farmers in the area and planting them in small polythene bags, which is labourious compared to ...

Environmental, Forest and Climate Change Ministry Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday said a nationwide drive against banned polythene shopping bags will begin on November 1. "The government has ...

As our modern conveniences push us closer to environmental catastrophe, it becomes crucial to reflect on the small, mindful ...

While supermarkets and many shops are no longer handing out carrier bags, small traders have been using ... of plastic that is easier to recycle than polythene, the plastic more widely used ...

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, on Tuesday urged all to use alternative products to polythene shopping bags. She also called upon shop owners, ...