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IEC Materials
Date: December 27, 2015
ESDO’s initiatives and activities toward a zero-waste lifestyle “Combating the Pollution Threat from micro PLASTIC litter to save marine health in the Bay of Bengal” Reduction of demand of mercury, in mercury containing products in Bangladesh Mercury Free Dentistry E-Waste Management in Bangladesh Lead in Paint Anti-Polythene Campaign No Plastic Community Based Eco-Tourism/ Zero-waste Village […] More information
ANNUAL REPORTS
Date: June 22, 2017
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Lead in Paint: A Significant Pathwa...
Date: April 11, 2023
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Corporate Score Card: 5th time is n...
Date: February 23, 2023
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Report Launching of “Lead in Pain...
Date: January 21, 2023
Environment and Social Development Organization-ESDO conducted research to analyze the market situation of lead used in paints. The study shows that despite the 90 ppm standard set by Bangladesh Standards Testing Institution- BSTI, lead is found in high concentrations in different paints. This finding was revealed in ESDO’s new study report titled “Lead in Paints: […] More information
The Plastic Deluge in The Sylhet Ci...
Date: August 22, 2022
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Transaction With Toxins: Bisphenols...
Date: August 22, 2022
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A Country Situation Report on Trans...
Date: August 22, 2022
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Plastic Sachet: Small Packets with ...
Date: July 17, 2022
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National Strategy for Used Lead Aci...
Date: June 12, 2022
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Comparative Regulatory Review Asses...
Date: June 12, 2022
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Toxic Chemicals in Kids Stationarie...
Date: March 15, 2022
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Dangerous-mercury-laden-and-often-i...
Date: March 13, 2022
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ZMWG_Skin_Lightening_Cream_Report_2...
Date: March 13, 2022
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Air Pollution in Bangladesh
Date: February 24, 2022
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Toxic Plastic Waste – Situati...
Date: February 7, 2022
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A Study Report on Uses of Nonstick ...
Date: December 26, 2021
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Bangladesh National Report on Lead ...
Date: October 18, 2021
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The Bitter Truth of Plastic Polluti...
Date: September 23, 2021
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BPA in Thermal Paper Cash Receipts_...
Date: September 7, 2021
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Safeguarding Policy for Child and V...
Date: August 28, 2021
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Report on – Assessment of Inf...
Date: June 21, 2021
Bangladesh’s economy has evolved rapidly from one based primarily on agriculture to a more diversified service and manufacturing economy. While this evolution has helped Bangladesh move up the income scale, it has also created new pollution control and environmental health challenges that may be outpacing the government’s capacity to regulate industries and mitigate environmental health […] More information
Report on Huge Use of Banned Poly B...
Date: June 10, 2021
Plastic items have assumed critical parts in securing individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The broad use of individual defensive stuff made a gigantic interruption in the supply chain and waste disposal framework. A huge number of disposed of single-use plastics (masks, gloves, apron, and containers of sanitizers) have been added to the earthbound climate and […] More information
Report on “Aluminum Cookware:...
Date: September 29, 2020
Executive Summery Aluminum cookware are being used for cooking purpose all over the world. Most of the cookware, used in South Asian countries including Bangladesh, is made up of aluminum. Cost effectiveness and heat conductance account for its popularity. Despite being harmless in lower concentrations, high aluminum intake results in chronic health effects in the […] More information
Report on ”The Rise in Asbest...
Date: September 5, 2020
Executive Summary Despite the ban on Johnson and Johnson Talc-Based Baby Powder in developed countries like the USA and Canada, those banned products are still imported and sold in developing countries like India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, etc. Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder are already banned in the USA and Canada. In South Asia, India has […] More information
COVID-19 Pandemic Pushes Single Use...
Date: July 9, 2020
At the end of the very first month of the official lockdown to prevent COVID-19 spread in Bangladesh, about 14500 tons of hazardous plastic waste has emerged from the dramatically increased use of single use surgical face masks, hand gloves, hand sanitizers and polythene bags in communities and health care facilities, a recent study by […] More information
Newsletter Jan-Mar’20
Date: July 9, 2020
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Date: July 4, 2020
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Date: July 4, 2020
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Date: July 4, 2020
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Date: July 4, 2020
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Thermal lamination films: An incisi...
Date: January 29, 2020
Environment and Social Development Organization- ESDO organized a Press Briefing on “Prevalence of Plastic Lamination Use in Posters and Leaflets” on 28th of January, 2020 at 12 pm in ESDO head office. More than ten thousand ton of laminated plastic waste is generated fromdifferent sources in Dhaka every year, which causes health hazards and environmental […] More information
Single Use Plastic: Hidden Costs of...
Date: November 13, 2019
“Bangladesh throw away about 87,000 tonnes of single-use plastic every year, about 96% of the total of these wastes are sachets, which are completely non-recyclable. Most single –use plastics used in Bangladesh are not disposed of properly, and so they end up in the landfills, lakes, rivers, or in the ocean.” Download Pdf ￩ ￫ […] More information
Study report On Toxic Jewellery: Hi...
Date: April 3, 2019
Executive Summary Jewellery is an individual embellishment that people used from ancient time to complement themselves. Jewellery may be made from an extensive range of materials, but gemstones, precious metals, beads, and shells have been widely used. From time to time, lots of things have been added for the production of ornaments. Many of these […] More information
PFAS: Bangladesh Situation Report
Date: March 28, 2019
Executive Summary Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made fluorinated organic compounds that are highly stable and persistent in the environment. These compounds have been used in industrial applications and consumer products since the 1950s, and many different PFAS have been detected in environmental media, food, biota and human serum. However, the […] More information
Brand Auditing and Market Assessmen...
Date: November 15, 2018
People are using various plastic products, microbeads containing products and single-use plastic products (in the form of sachets and plastic tube packaging). Plastic packaging contains many different chemicals with endocrine disrupting properties including solvents, UV stabilizers, phthalates, antimicrobials, and industrial additives. The diverse array of chemicals used in plastic packaging, combined with their widespread use, […] More information
Microbeads! Unfold Health Risk and ...
Date: November 7, 2018
Once upon a time, groundnut shells, salt crystals were used as scrubbing and exfoliating agents. Over these years, all these natural but traditional, biodegradable alternatives are being replaced by a non-biodegradable, cheap tiny plastic particle, called microbead. It is increasingly clear that microbeads, which, like plastic bags, are made of polyethylene, are a harmful and […] More information
International Lead Poisoning Preven...
Date: November 7, 2018
The release of lead into the environment poses significant risks to human health especially to children and the environment. Addressing children’s exposure to lead from paint. UN Environment and the World Health Organization (WHO) jointly formed The Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint with a view to minimizing occupational exposures to lead paint. International Lead […] More information
Toxic Jewellery: High Risk to Healt...
Date: November 6, 2018
Jewellery is an individual embellishment that people used from ancient time to complement themselves. Jewellery may be made from an extensive range of materials, but gemstones, precious metals, beads, and shells have been widely used. From time to time, lots of things have been added for the production of ornaments. Many of these are elements, […] More information