The Unseen Impact: Why Banning Plastic Bags Alone Won’t Solve the Plastic Crisis | Environment News
Unveiling the Impact of Everyday Items on the Environment
This week marked the conclusion of the fourth round of treaty talks by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Ottawa, Canada. A key point of contention among representatives from 175 nations revolves around the debate on whether to restrict the manufacturing of plastic, a material predominantly derived from fossil fuels and chemicals that poses a significant environmental threat due to its non-biodegradable nature.
Despite multiple negotiation rounds, the issue of pervasive plastic pollution remains unresolved, with a final round of talks scheduled to take place in South Korea later this year.
Amid global efforts to combat plastic pollution, the United Kingdom recently announced plans to enact legislation prohibiting the use of wet wipes containing plastic. These wipes have been found to release harmful microplastics into the environment upon disposal, underscoring the urgent need for action.
While plastic bags are widely recognized as environmental hazards, there are other everyday items, referred to as “invisible plastics,” that harbor plastic components or harmful “microplastics.” What are these items, and is there a viable solution?
Decoding Invisible Plastics and Microplastics
Invisible plastics encompass items that may not appear to be plastic, such as wet wipes, but release plastic particles into the environment
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Two brothers died after drowning in a pond in Mymensingh
– 2024-05-04 16:25:31
Two brothers named Omar Farooq (10) and Abu Bakkar (7) died after drowning in a pond in Mymensingh.
Their bodies were recovered from a pond in Shimultali Mor area of Ward No. 31 of the city on Thursday (May 2) around 5 pm.
The deceased were from Srigaldi village of Paranganj Union of Sadar Upazila. Kamal Mia’s son.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kotwali Model Police Station. M
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There is a place where the Second World War has not ended
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In the last days of the Second World War, events took place at an unexpected speed, on August 7, 1945, Joseph Stalin declared war on Japan, which was then already in the final stage before surrender. The Soviet Union joined the United States, and its main goal was to help contribute to the end of the Pacific War as quickly as possible, especially by weakening Tokyo’s Asian hinterland.
The clashes did not last long, they ended already in September, but Stalin presented the bill to Washington for his actions: he demanded Japanese territories north of Hokkaido.
Since politics at that time was still characterized by the pursuit of a delicate balance between the two world political giants, the White House did not even oppose all of this. At that time, at the suggestion of Washington, the Korean peninsula was split in two, in the northern part of which the communists were able to create an independent country, while the southern part belonged to the sphere of influence of the Americans. It should be added that Not only did Moscow need American encouragement to rally against Japan, it was also helped by the fact that they did not have very friendly relations with Tokyo. Despite the cold relations, the two powers concluded a neutrality pact with each other during the Second World War.
The annexation of the South Kuril Islands (for the Japanese it’s just the Northern Territories) was of strategic importance for Moscow at the time, as it ensured that access to the sea could be undisturbed – on ice-free days – to the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the truth that the Soviet leadership later demanded an even larger slice of Japan’s territories – namely the northern island of Hokkaido – but the United States no longer allowed this. There were several reasons for their decision, starting with the fact that after the end of the Second World War, Washington and Moscow rapidly drifted apart, and the Western superpower did not want to give its rival a single opportunity to gain a geopolitical advantage there.
Japan and Russia (as the successor state of the Soviet Union), on the other hand, have not yet settled their differences in their dispute over the ownership of the disputed territories, which is why the Second World War is practically still going on here.
After the formation of the bipolar world system, there were efforts to somehow settle the dispute over areas rich in fish, but it has not yet been possible to resolve this issue. It is worth remembering that in 1956 Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet leader, offered to return several islands to Tokyo in exchange for a peace treaty. With this, Moscow wanted to separate the island nation from the United States and place it in a neutral position. However, the plan failed, because Washington
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Ukraine – Russia war, last minute | Baby dies in Russian attack on Kharkov hotel
After 714 days of war in ukraine, Russia has attacked with missiles kyiv early in the morningn full visit of the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrellwho had to go down with the rest of the delegation to the underground floor that serves as a refuge in the hotel where he is staying, as EFE was able to ver
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The 3 most famous and phenomenal sexual sects in the world
Sex cults generally make women slaves and victims. Photo/AP
WASHINGTON – The cult is interesting and terrible. While there are as many types of cults as there are cult leaders, there are a number of common characteristics that most cults share to some extent, at least to a lifetime.
And one of the most interesting and terrifying features is sex.
Most sects – and indeed religions in general – have specific positions regarding sex. How many people they should have, with whom, and under what circumstances is often included in the rules governing cult members (and for those members, the cult members).
Each cult treats sex differently, but there are some common themes and some particularly shocking examples.
The 3 most famous and phenomenal sexual sects in the world
1. Warren Jeffs then FLDS
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The Basic Church of Latter-day Saints broke away from the mainstream Mormon church long before Warren Jeffs became its leader, primarily because it wanted to continue practicing polygamy when the mainstream church decided not to.
But once Jeffs became leader and decided to make evil humans his hobby in the early 2000s, things got bad. He begins by claiming that he is the reincarnation of his father and therefore has the right to marry his de
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Lost and Found: The Resurfacing of ‘Old Pantabangan’ City After 300 Years Underwater
‘Old Pantabangan’, a city that was submerged 300 years ago due to the construction of a dam.
In an extreme heat wave… “This is the first time it has been exposed for so long.”
A tourist takes pictures on the 26th of last month in front of the remains of the church in ‘Old Pantabangan’, Nueva Ecija Province, Philippines, which was submerged due to the construction of a dam 50 years ago but recently revealed due to a heat wave. New Ecija = AFP Yonhap News
An old Philippine city that was submerged in water due to the construction of a dam half a century ago has reappeared due to the extreme heat wave. There is a constant flow of tourists who want to see historic sites that retain traces of the 18th century.
According to Reuters on the 3rd, the old town of ‘Old Pantabangan’, which was submerged when the multi-purpose dam in the Nueva Ecija region, about 130km north of the Philippine capital Manila, stopped due to drought, i w see now with the naked eye.
Founded in the 18th century, the city was underwater for 54 years when a dam was built on a nearby river in 1970. however Due to the hot weather that has continued since last month, the water level in the res
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Operation Praetorian: MP requests preventive detention for Madureira and “Polaco” | public ministry
This Tuesday, the Public Ministry (MP) requested preventive detention for Fernando Madureira, leader of the Super Dragões, and Hugo “Polaco”, a member of the cheer squad, within the scope of the Operation Praetorianand house arrest with electronic surveillance for Vítor Catão.
A judicial source told the Lusa agency that, in promoting the coercive measures to be applied to the defendants by the Criminal Investigation Court (TIC) of Porto, the MP prosecutor defended that Madureira and Hugo Carneiro (“Polish”) be subject to the coercive measure most serious: preventive detention.
For Vítor Catão, who chose not to make a statement before the criminal investigation judge Pedro Miguel Vieira, the MP defended the application of house arrest, with electronic surveillance.
For the remaining nine defendants, the MP prosecutor requested a ban on contact, a ban on access to sports venues and periodic presentations to the authorities.
After the MP’s promotions, the lawyers for the 12 defendants presented their respective arguments, but the coercive measures will only be known on Wednesday afternoon, at 4 pm.
However, at the end of the afternoon, Fernando Madureira’s wife, Sandra, and five of the seven detained at the Bela Vista police station (Hugo Loureiro, Fernando Saul, Vítor ‘Aleixo’, Vítor Bruno Oliveira and José Pereira) were released.
The investigations began with a significant delay, compared to the scheduled time (10 am), with the investigating judge Pedro Miguel Vieira arriving at the TIC at 11 am.
Last Wednesday, the PSP detained 12 people – including two FC Porto employees and the leader of the Super Dragões, Fernando Madureira -, as
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BCHK and Pazardzhik municipality with a charity initiative for Easter
– 2024-05-04 17:14:24
The organization of the BCHK in Pazardzhik together with the Pazardzhik municipality held an action for mass dyeing of eggs. The charity initiative is the final stage of the Easter campaign, which took place under the motto “EASTER FOR EVERYONE”
The municipal Red Cross societies, with the help of the mayors in Pazardjik Municipality, donated a total of 2685 pcs. eggs. The village of Gelemenovo participated with the larges
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Announcement of EL.AS. for the arrests for the explosion at the gas station in Piraeus and the cellar in Kallithea
2024-05-04 17:40:36
The arrests took place in areas of Attica and, according to the announcement by the Hellenic Police, one of the 37-year-old foreigners put up a strong resistance, hitting the police officers, while the other 37-year-old foreigner showed a fake passport and driver’s license.
Eleftherostypos.gr published video-documents from the explosion in Piraeus and from the placement of an explosive device in the cellar of Kallithea.
In detail, the announcement of EL.AS.
The Extortion Prosecution Department of the Attica Security Directorate arrested -4- people for their involvement in two different cases of placing and activating explosive devices, which took place at a petrol station in Piraeus as well as a liquor cellar in Kallithea.
These are two 37-year-old foreigners, who are accused of their involvement in the case of the explosion at the gas station, as well as a 35-year-old foreigner and a 39-year-old citizen, who were found to be involved in the case of the explosion at the liquor cellar in Kallithea.
In particular, as emerged from the preliminary investigation, early in the morning of 08-03-2024, the two 37-year-old foreigners, wearing helmets and riding a two-wheeled motorcycle, approached the gas station in Piraeus, and planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). .) on a plot adjacent to the gas station. They then turned it on and fled on the same motorcycle.
In fact, before and after the explosion, the aforementioned perpetrators moved with two vehicles, which were rented with false information, while from the place
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