ESDO conducted this year’s brand audit in three different cities, which are Dhaka, Khulna, and Chittagong. More than 250 volunteers conducted the audit on August 25th, September 20th, and September 24th, respectively. To share the result of the audit, ESDO conducted a media briefing event on Monday, October 17, 2022, at ESDO head office. Coca-Cola again retained the position as the top polluter of single-use plastic for the 5th time in a row, with 20.78% of the total waste.
Around 30862 pieces of plastic waste were collected by the volunteers in three cities. The total weight of the collected waste was measured to be 166.1877 kg. After collection, the wastes were sorted and the brands were recorded in the data cards. The audit record identified major 38 local and 14 international companies producing near about 220 brands in total.
The event was chaired by former Secretary Government of Bangladesh and ESDO Chairperson Syed Marghub Murshed. Senior Technical Advisor of ESDO, was also presented at the event along with ESDO’s Secretary General, Dr. Shahriar Hossain, Executive Director, Siddika Sultana, ESDO members, and journalists from different newspapers and print media.
