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The problem of plastics
Plastic is a polymeric material, a material whose molecules are large, often resembling long chains made up of a seemingly endless series of interconnected…
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What our volunteers are doing
Every clean-up, workshop and campaign run by ZeroPlastic clubs and communities across the island. 658 projects and counting.
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International Plastic Bag Free Day
International Plastic Bag Free Day is celebrated every year on July 3. The aim is to encourage nations to start banning single-use plastics. Did you know t…
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We are Grateful to GLOMARK for joining hands with us
Zero Plastics is constantly doing its job throughout Sri Lanka, explaining to the general public the value of disposing of plastics properly and not using …
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Executive Committee of Zero Plastic Colombo District Club
Zero plastic National movement would like to introduce the newest set of leaders; the executive committee of Zero plastic Colombo district club. We gladly …
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Another major plastic recycling facility by Eastman Chemical
Plastic is one of the most talked about topics in the world . Because most people are not fully aware of the dangers of using plastic, people’s tendency to…
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“GLOMARK Supermarket chain” has joined hands in the mission of creating a plastic free country.
It’s with great pleasure, Zero Plastic National Movement would like to announce that “GLOMARK Supermarket chain” has joined hands in the mission of creatin…
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Bionic robot fish to remove micro-plastics
A team of researchers at the Polymer Research Institute at the University of Sichuan has been able to reduce the problem of plastics, a powerful environmen…
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Latest Plastic Alternatives in the World
Plastic waste is seriously harming our planet’s health. Single-use, broken, lost, and discarded plastic items alike do not decompose in nature, instead pol…
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The latest activism of the zero plastic national movement.
On June 25, 2022, zero plastic volunteers, who love nature and are constantly committed to the protection of nature, organized a beach cleanup project and …
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The world’s plastic pollution crisis explained.
Much of the planet is swimming in discarded plastic, which is harming animals and possibly human health. Can it be cleaned up? Plastic pollution has become…
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Let’s ban single-use plastics like in Canada.
The Government of Canada is considering banning single-use plastics unless at least 80 percent of Canada’s recycling facilities are approved. The Canadian …
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The discovery of microplastics in humans raises concerns about health effects.
Lung tissue samples from 11 people who underwent surgery at a hospital in Hull, Britain, have for the first time detected microplastics in the lungs of liv…