Break Free from Plastic Campus
On June 30, 2022, the Environment and Social Development Organization-ESDO organized the 3rd session of the Plastic-free Campus Follow-up Session with members of their green club at Lalmatia Housing Society…
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…
Single-use plastic Free Fair on National Level
On the 4th and 5th of June 2022, the Environment and Social Development Organization – ESDO hosted the country's first ever National Single-use Plastic Free Fair at WVA Auditorium, Dhanmondi…
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…
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…
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…
Country’s First-Ever Single-Use Plastic Free Fair!
Environment and Social Development Organization – ESDO organized the country's first-ever Single-use Plastic-free Fair in Dhaka at the Lalmatia Housing Society School and College on the 25th and 26th of…
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…
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)…
Report Launching of “The Plastic Deluge: In the Sylhet City Corporation Area, Bangladesh”
Around 54 tons of plastic garbage was generated per day by Sylhet City Corporation in 2021. This plastic garbage mostly contained sachets, one-time-use utensils, personal care items, and different other…