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Donald Trump encourages the US government and consumers to buy plastic drinking straws.

Nik Nazmi says current legal controls and enforcement are limited to local authorities and do not constitute a comprehensive policy.

By the end of year, the island could be producing up to 1,400 tonnes of trash a day, overwhelming its sole landfill, deputy mayor says.

A Google Street View image of a man loading a large white plastic bag into the boot of his car has helped police unravel a year-long murder case in the northern Spanish town of Tajueco.

More than 100 nations want to cap production, while a handful of oil producers are prepared only to target plastic waste.

South Korea is hosting the fifth and ostensibly final UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting this week.

Before global leaders address plastic pollution, a Japanese manicurist highlights the issue by incorporating it into her nail designs.

According to the report, Jia Xin Teo placed her newborn in a cereal box, sealed it in plastic, and stored it in a suitcase.

Some Palestinians in the north of the shattered territory have turned to using plastic waste to make their own fuel.

Starting October 1, 20 hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, and pharmacy chains will stop providing single-use plastic bags at their 8,000 outlets.

Tupperware Brands is preparing to file for bankruptcy after a year-long effort to revive the business, as it faces mounting debt and a sharp decline in demand for its once iconic plastic containers.

Plastic caps, food packaging, utensils and toys are being upcycled into new items at a zero-waste workshop in Taipei.

Lego is aiming to gradually bring down the oil content in its bricks by paying up to 70 pct more for certified renewable resin.

The products have been found to contain toxic substances up to 229 times higher than permitted levels.

A recent study, published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal, found that Malaysia has the highest per capita microplastic consumption amongst 109 countries. Malaysia is also among the top ten countries that inhales the most microplastic particles each day. How are these invisible pollutants entering our lives, and what can be done to stop it from continuing to happen? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to hydro-ecologist Professor Dr Christopher Gibbins, Professor at the School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences at University of Nottingham Malaysia.

According to JBPM, members of the public at the scene took initial action to rescue the victim before the fire brigade arrived.

Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.

So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.

Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.

Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.

The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.

The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.

The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.

This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.