Nepal took another big step by declaring Chitwan National Park a plastic-free zone
Incessant and high use of plastic, resulting in millions of tonnes of the synthetic material swirling around the world’s oceans, has garnered a significant amount of media attention. Plastic pollution poses a huge threat. According to estimates, more than 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic has been produced since the early 1950s, and about 60 percent of it has ended up in...