Media Roundtable & Report Launching “Plastic Sachet: A Small Packet with Huge Environmental Destruction”

Bangladesh generates 192,104 tons of sachet waste annually, which indicates that 129 million sachets are used by Bangladeshi people on a daily basis. In Bangladesh, single-use plastic waste production has…

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Press Briefing on Reconsidering the decision of the existing supplementary duty withdrawal on all types of polythene bags and imposing a higher tax on single-use plastic products

The Finance Minister of the Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh, AHM Mustafa Kamal in the 2022-23 budget has proposed withdrawing the existing 5% supplementary duty on all types of…

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Environmental Education Camp for Zero Waste Approach along with Plastic-free Campus Follow-up Session & Open Forum of Banning Single-use Plastic

On May 31st, 2022, the Environment and Social Development Organization-ESDO organized the 2nd session of "Environmental Education Camp for Zero Waste Approach" along with Plastic-free Campus Follow-up Session & Open…

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No Sachet Campaign: Mini plastic Packets contributing largely to Asia’s waste crisis

Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) held a day-long mobile and signature campaign to gain public support for banning all single-use plastic products, including sachets, on May 28, 2022, at…

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Environmental Education Camp for Zero Waste Approach & Plastic-free Campus Session

On the 13th of April 2022, Environment and Social Development Organization-ESDO organized a session titled "Environmental Education Camp for Zero Waste Approach" with students of Lalmatia Housing Society School and…

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Stakeholder Consultation and Roundtable meeting on ‘Phase out the use of single-use plastic from the coastal area of Bangladesh’

The tourism sector contributes significantly to the problem of excessive plastic usage, but it is also a victim of it. According to National Geographic, plastic makes up 73% of beach…

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Public Demand for Strict Legislation and Enforcement for Nationwide Ban on Single-use Plastic

To raise public awareness about the hazardous environmental consequences of using single-use plastic products and to make people understand the importance of waste segregation, Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO)…

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