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) held a day-long mobile and signature campaign to gain public support on “Banning Single-use Plastic and Support Waste Segregation” on February 14, 2022, at multiple locations around Dhaka city.

The campaign began at TSC, the University of Dhaka at 10 a.m. ESDO team consisting of four members and two volunteers gathered public opinion on the consequences of plastic toxicity and the importance of waste segregation and collected signatures through this campaign. The majority of individuals praised ESDO’s work and voiced their concerns about the damaging effects of plastic waste on the environment and the importance of segregating these hazardous wastes from the source to keep ourselves and our environment safe. They urged the government to Impose proper legislation to ban single-use plastic and make alternative items easily available to the general public.