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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
TopicPlastic waste

Topic: Plastic waste

Covid brings back single-use plastics as environmental concerns take a backseat

For a plastics industry that’s grappling with a drop in demand for household goods and cars, the resurgence is a welcome break.

World’s oceans may seem unimportant, but letting it die isn’t an option

Unless something is done, the world’s seas — home to more than half of the planet’s life — will be irrevocably despoiled.

Recycled plastic is now more expensive than PET. That’s not just an economic problem

Unless consumers are happy to pay more to drink from a recycled bottle, the price rise will likely lead to manufacturers reverting from using recycled PET to virgin materials.

Banning single-use plastic bags won’t save our oceans

Only imposing curbs on single-use plastic bags without educating people about its severe environmental consequences will not help in saving waterbodies.

One Asian country after another is shutting door on waste plastic from US, UK, Australia

Wealthy countries need to figure out how to deal with scrap at home and not send it to developing countries.

The world’s 2-billion-tonne garbage problem just got more alarming

Asian countries are rejecting tainted garbage from countries that export them. Those ships could now head to Africa, it is feared.

Markandey Katju’s advice to Muslims, K. Sujatha Rao’s prescription for healthcare

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

On Camera

Why the govt’s free food grains scheme must be revamped

The Union department of food and public distribution has asked states to weed out ineligible beneficiaries of PMGKAY by the end of next month. But going by the obvious political risks, the exercise is unlikely to be completed soon.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Op Sindoor lesson: IAF chief bats for joint planning & coordination centre in Delhi, not theaterisation

Contrary to claims regarding implementation of theaterisation, ThePrint first reported on 17 June 2021 that it will be delayed. Now, ACM Singh bats for different structure.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.