Plastic pollution

Plastic is choking oceans and cities

Environment

Plastic waste that is not recycled ends up in rivers, oceans and landfills, where it can last for hundreds of years.

The problem

Millions of tonnes of plastic enter the oceans every year, harming turtles, birds and fish, and tiny microplastics are now found in food and water.

In Pakistan

Plastic bags clog drains and worsen urban flooding in cities like Karachi. Islamabad, Punjab and other provinces have introduced bans on single-use plastic bags.

Solutions

Reducing single-use plastic, using cloth bags, recycling, better waste collection, and a global plastics treaty being negotiated at the UN.