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A hand grenade was found in a garbage collection vehicle in the city center of Volos, central Greece on Monday.

Police cordoned off the area for security reasons until the grenade was collected by a bomb disposal unit.

China will ban non-degradable plastic bags in big cities. The restaurant industry will also be banned from using single-use straws by the end of this year in an effort to reduce waste.

The country is one of the largest plastic consumers in the world, and the plan aims to reduce 30% non-degradable single-use packaging in large cities' food establishments within 5 years.

Adnan Çelebi, who has been a craftsman for 30 years in Avanos district of Cappadocia, has been making the world's smallest jugs for 15 years.

Çelebi says that he started making miniature tests especially after requests for weddings.

A ban on the sale of disposable plastic bottles at an international airport comes into force in San Francisco.

Travelers who only want water will have to buy reusable aluminum or glass bottles if they do not carry their own.

San Francisco Airport dealers are required to use only disposable plastic containers and utensils.

A damaged tanker truck exploded in eastern Tanzania on Aug. 10 as people were trying to siphon fuel out of it, killing at least 57, police said.

Covers band the Burger Project has long been delighting adults in Greece with its own take on rock, pop and disco anthems. However, the local outfit also puts on fun productions around the country tailored to appeal to children.

More than 80 countries have already introduced similar bans, writes NOVA TV. 

New Zealand officially banned disposable plastic bags, introducing heavy fines for companies that continue to provide them.

Plastic pollution has become a growing global concern, with a million birds and more than 100,000 marine mammals injured or killed each year.

The EU Council today approved the introduction of new restrictions on certain disposable plastic products, reported Dnevnik.bg

The Bulgarian importer and representative of a number of world brands in agricultural, building, forestry, golf and garden equipment "Megatron" expands its activities with a new representation office. The trade and service complex will be located in the town of Bulgarovo, near Burgas.

The emergency situation for three of the settlements in Hayredin municipality remains in force, Nova TV reported. The status of the Rogozen 1 dam is overloaded, but the water pumping activities continue to reduce the pressure on the wall and overflow of the facility.