Protect the environment, the habitat of elephants and wild deer in Sri Lanka, was the great motivation for the government to decide ban single-use plastics in the Asian country.
These types of plastics include cutlery, glasses, artificial flowers and bags. This was announced by the cabinet spokesman and Media Minister Bandula Gunawardana, who remarked that theThe manufacture of these items will be totally restricted from June.
The measure responds to the recommendations of a committee of experts, appointed eighteen months ago to study the impact of plastic waste in the environment and wildlife.
Despite there already being a ban since 2017 against non-biodegradable plastic covers, the authorities decided to go a step further.
The importation of cutlery, glasses, food wrappers and even plastic toys has been banned since 2021 due to several deaths of elephants and deer in the northeast of the island. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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