{"id":5652,"date":"2021-07-06T16:55:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T10:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esdo.org\/?p=5652"},"modified":"2021-07-06T16:55:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T10:55:53","slug":"ban-single-use-plastic-protect-environment-and-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esdo.org\/old\/ban-single-use-plastic-protect-environment-and-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Ban Single Use Plastic: Protect Environment and Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>3rd July 2021, Dhaka: <\/strong>\u201cSingle Use Plastic is the most toxic pollutant in the plastic waste stream, to protect ecosystem and public health it is an urgent need to Ban SUP Immediately\u201d. Activists and experts urged the government to initiate necessary step to ban single use plastic in Bangladesh. To address this need and to observe \u2018International Plastic Bag Free Day 2021.\u2019Environment and Social Development Organization-ESDO, in collaboration with Plastic Solution Fund &#8211; PSF organized a virtual session to launch a network on \u201cBangladesh Network for Banning Single-Use Plastic\u201d and invited the different organizations to join this group to work united against plastic pollution.<\/p>\n<p>For enabling the \u2018Break Free from Plastic-BFFP\u2019 membership drive, the group is formed to focus on particularly ban single-use plastic items and urges legislation to ban single-use plastic in Bangladesh which is putting our lives in danger and creating environmental health issues. ESDO\u2019s Secretary General Dr. Shahriar Hossain said,\u2019 the government alone cannot improve the situation. We need to work together and find an alternative solution. Yet the pathway is a big dream as we, as consumers, are not aware of the adverse effect of the usage of plastic.\u2019 Siddika Sultana, Executive Director of ESDO, said the government should take steps to ensure environmentally safe management of plastic waste.<\/p>\n<p>Different Organizations like; Prokiti O Jibon Foundation, Green Savers, Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS), Mati, Center for Environment, Human Rights &amp; Development forum-CEHRDF attended the webinar and agreed to join the group. They exchanged their views on the SUP waste management situation in Bangladesh and they were enthusiastic to work for a sustainable environment.<\/p>\n<p>On the occasion of international bag free day, ESDO initiated monthlong campaign tile \u201cPlastic Free July\u201d jointly with GAIA and BFFP. ESDO team also released an awareness poster and Video.<\/p>\n<p>link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rm0aTPznQjI\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rm0aTPznQjI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Environment and Social Development Organization-ESDO started its journey in 1990 with the Polythene Bag ban campaign and in the last 31 years, ESDO is working to reduce pollutants from the environment. So that, we can breathe freely in a sustainable environment. As a part of its continuous supervision of keeping the country polythene bag free, ESDO conducts this session.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hridita Ferdous<\/p>\n<p>Program Associate<\/p>\n<p>Mobile:\u00a0 01726053420<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:hridita@esdo.org\">hridita@esdo.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3rd July 2021, Dhaka: \u201cSingle Use Plastic is the most toxic pollutant in the plastic waste stream, to protect ecosystem and public health it is an urgent need to Ban SUP Immediately\u201d. Activists and experts urged the government to initiate necessary step to ban single use plastic in Bangladesh. 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