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Topic: Plastic

Nairobi pushes bold plastics treaty, fairer global green agenda

By Mactilda Mbenywe   2025-12-10 17:28:55

Kenya's 2017 plastic ban shifted consumer behavior nationally.

Social media's hand in demystifying plastic surgery

By Mukami Gathariki   2025-11-23 11:39:36

While there have been real concerns about the risks involved in plastic surgery, myths are the major impediments preventing individuals from reaching their physical appearance goals.

End of the calabash? Rise of plastic alternative a big win for innovators

By XN Iraki   2025-09-24 12:19:11

The replacement of the calabash is a reminder that most innovations mimic or copy nature.

NEMA warns of resurgence of illegal plastic bags

By Sharon Wanga   2025-09-23 13:47:22

NEMA has raised concerns over the re-emergence of illegal importation, manufacture, use, and sale of plastic bags in Kenya’s retail outlets.

Communities turn plastic, textile pollution into livelihoods

By Amos Kiarie   2025-09-22 08:44:30

They break down into microplastics that are ingested by marine wildlife, leading to internal injuries, starvation or death.

Australian-based Kenyan woman charged after dumping infant wrapped in plastic bag from bathroom window

By Raymond Muthee   2025-09-16 15:09:29

An Australian-based Kenyan woman has pleaded guilty in Melbourne to reckless conduct endangering life after throwing her newborn baby, wrapped in a plastic bag, out of a bathroom window.