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India launches biodegradable tax stamp to reduce plastic use in liquor labeling
India introduces a biodegradable tax stamp, developed by the NRDC, to replace plastic labels in the liquor industry, aligning ...
The New Yorker2d
Requiem for a “Drunk Dad”
Jeff Bark’s elaborately composed scenes channel sundered American fantasies. They also function as personal folklore.
Opinion
How SMX Is Turning Trash Into Trade-and Leading a Global Rebalancing
It’s not hyperbole to say we’re standing on the edge of a plastics reckoning. The quiet crisis now shaping the global economy isn’t just about garbage-it’s about geopolitics, trade, and control. And ...
The Economist3d
The warlords of Syria have a daunting to-do list
F or miles around, as far as the eye can see, the eastern suburbs of Damascus are a sea of undulating rubble and skeletal ...
'Thor' led £140m cocaine gang who conducted their shady business at Beefeater pub
A gang led by a drug importer known as "Thor" attempted to smuggle £140million of cocaine into the UK from Sierra Leone. The ...
City Limits6d
‘The Bottle Bill Is Just the Beginning’: How Canners Can Make a Cleaner, Better City
Rixaru X spoke to City Limits about the challenges New York City canners face and how the Bigger Better Bottle bill would ...
Opinion
Welcome to the republic of randomness: Annotated commentary on India’s glorious lack of standardisation
Welcome to Incredible India—where everything works… as an enduring proof that God exists and has a sense of humour. This is a country where the plug rarely fits the socket, the tap threads seldom ...
Opinion
SMX Public Limited: How SMX Is Turning Trash Into Trade-and Leading a Global Rebalancing
MIAMI, FL / ACCESS Newswire / April 21, 2025 / It's not hyperbole to say we're standing on the edge of a plastics reckoning. The quiet crisis now shaping the global economy isn't just about garbage-it ...