10 Facts About the Global Plastic Treaty
Plastic pollution is one of the biggest crises in today’s world. It threatens human health, marine life, and biodiversity. Every year, around 10 million tons of plastic enter the ocean,…
Bangladesh Moves Forward with Polythene Bag Ban: ESDO’s Action Plan in Action
ESDO recently held a preparatory meeting with Syeda Rezwana Hasan, the Advisor of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), to strategize on the effective implementation of Bangladesh’s…
A virtual session to launch a network on “Bangladesh Network for Banning Single-Use Plastic”
“Single-Use Plastic is the most toxic pollutant in the plastic waste stream, to protect the ecosystem and public health it is an urgent need to Ban SUP Immediately”. Activists and…
Huge Use of Poly Bag: 78 Thousand Tons of Waste in a Year
According to a recent study more than 78 thousand tons of poly bag waste generated in one year of pandemic in Bangladesh and Illegal production of poly bag goes up…
Press Briefing on “Prevalence of Plastic Lamination Use in Posters and Leaflets”
Environment and Social Development Organization- ESDO organized a Press Briefing on Prevalence of Plastic Lamination Use in Posters and Leaflets. Here ESDO has conducted a study and in 2020, it…
High Court ordered Single Use Plastic Ban by 2021 and Enforce ban on Polythene bag immediately
The High Court division of the Supreme Court in Bangladesh ordered the government to impose ban on single use plastic products by 2021. The HC bench of Justice Moyeenul Islam…
Workshop on ‘’Single Use Plastic: Hidden Costs of Health and Environment in Bangladesh”
A workshop was arranged by ESDO on 3rd November, 2019 at Four Seasons Restaurant, Dhanmondi, Dhaka to share the findings from ESDO’s study on Single Use Plastic waste generation in…
Press Briefing and Study report Launching of Single Use Plastic
To share the findings of ESDO’s single use plastic research and to launch the summary report of the study, a press briefing was arranged on 21st of October, 2019 at…