policy advocacy
No POPs
ESDO’s Initiatives in phasing out Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) ESDO prepared a study paper to document the present status of POPs (DDT, PCB, and Dioxin) usage in Bangladesh. All the tasks that are done for preparing this document are under a partnership agreement between Just Environment Charitable Trust, Toxics Link, and ESDO.
No Mercury
Mercury Free Dentistry World Alliance for Mercury Free Dentistry is dedicated to ending dental mercury use. Asian Center for Environmental Health, in collaboration with ESDO and the World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry, has been working diligently for a long time to phase out mercury dental amalgam from Asia.
No Lead
ESDO has been working on a specific regulation of lead-free paint. In line with this, ESDO has been continuing policy advocacy since 2010. ESDO had prepared a draft regulatory framework and guidelines; that had been submitted to the concerned authority [Department of Environment (DOE)].
No Plastic
Every year, about 87,000 tonnes of single-use plastic are thrown away in Bangladesh. The findings were revealed from the ESDO study.
