Polythene Campaign (Our Success) Under the guidance and direction of ESDO’s Secretary General, Hossain Shahriar, ESDO organised a nation-wide anti-polythene campaign in 1992, which involved the media and support by numerous organisations and public leaders. In 1999, the Ministry of Environment and Forest recognised the anti-polythene campaign as the most important national movement, while in […]
Bangladesh is a world leader in banning the plastic bag, however recently a lack of enforcement has seen plastic bags re-appear at markets across Dhaka. The need to eliminate plastic bags is well recognised in Bangladesh and there have been calls to increase enforcement of the current ban, see this article from the Daily Star: Polythene Pollution: Restrictions must […]
Jun 2 2013 | Posted in
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Bangladesh was the first country to ban plastic bags and over a decade later many developed countries are still struggling to emulate this success. Although plastic bags make up only a small percentage of all litter, the impact of these bags is significant. Plastic bags are particularly noticeable components of the litter stream due to […]
Jun 2 2013 | Posted in
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