World Environment Day 2018: Beat Plastic Pollution

Plastics touches almost every aspect of modern society, from household items to building materials and food and drinks. Their environmental and health impacts are wonderful

It is estimated that 50% of the total plastic used is disposable. Nearly one-third of plastic packages escaped the garbage collection system, polluted the environment and entered the world's ocean

According to the Maritime Protection and McKinsey Business and Environment Center's 2016 report, the top 5 contributors of marine plastic are Asia Pacific countries: Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam. If we do not deal with it, several studies have shown that by 2050 the global waters will have more plastics than fish, threatening biodiversity and food safety.

The fight against plastic contamination is an important step in preventing deterioration of the environment and loss of biodiversity, enhancing food security and reducing adverse health effects.

The Asian Development Bank supports developing member states in solid waste management, natural resource management, urban development and investment in green cities and technical assistance, and in solving plastic contamination problems through water and sanitation facilities I will.

Case study on utilization of smart technology and best practices in South Korea's Sudokwon landfill to meet the needs of urban waste management in Seoul Read more

Case study on how to strengthen the decade integrated waste management plan to make waste collection economically viable in Quezon City, one of Philippines' largest cities Read more

A case study on how Mandalay is coping with the issue of privatization of garbage collection and management, the second largest city in Myanmar. Read more

On the blog we will explore five lessons from five Asian cities working on improving the management of solid waste. Read more

Learn the history and practice of waste disposal in the Metro Manila area and how cities are working on solid waste management challenges. Read more

Singapore protects marine life while maintaining the case study of its natural ecosystem, while constructing the world's cleanest offshore landfill. Read more

Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Thailand, are working hard to improve the results of municipal waste management plan. Read more

Blogs on people's attitudes toward building dumping grounds in the community constitute a major obstacle to solving the problem of solid waste in the Philippines. Read more

The reason why plastic contamination must prevent destroying the coral triangle is explained in the blog. Read more

Every June 5th will be considered World Environment Day to raise awareness of emergency issues and strengthen government actions. In 2018, India became the organizer of the World Environment Day this year, focusing on disposable or disposable plastics with the theme of "plastic contamination". The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Climate Change in India encourages people to take care of their environmentally friendly social responsibilities and encourages them to accept environmentally friendly behavior in their daily lives.

India will be the worldwide venue for World Environment Day in 2018 and will be held on the theme of "being polluted with plastics". Today, in order to rapidly reduce the production and use of disposable plastics that raise awareness, explore sustainable alternatives, pollute the ocean, destroy marine life, and threaten human health, government, industry Promote to gather local communities and individuals.

Each World Environment Day consists mainly of themes focusing particularly on the imminent environment The theme of 2018, "Beet of Plastic Pollution" is to make each and every one of us work on the major environmental issues of the present day It is a place to gather in. It is one. The theme invites us all to consider ways to change our daily lives to reduce the heavy burden of plastic contamination on our natural places, wildlife and our own health. Plastics have many useful uses, but we rely too much on disposable or disposable plastics - there is a serious environmental impact

This year, the Guyana National Standards Authority (GNBS), along with other parts of the world, observed World Environment Day with the theme of "Plastic Pollution". It is not enough to just sit and observe it Every minute, the pump is clogged At least one fish is dead per minute due to plastic suffocation Currently, I am struggling to escape from the ocean plastic trap. Since all these events do not directly affect us, neither being noticed nor being a whereabouts is unknown, but someday we will annoy ourselves. Let's take action now to fight plastic contamination. There are plenty of simple solutions that are not low cost to reduce plastic contamination. Some of these solutions are as follows.