The government wants to hold anyone involved in producing single-use plastics accountable, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Affairs Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Sunday.

Saber also said his ministry is working on making rules to regulate single-use plastics.

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The Minister made these remarks in response to a call attention notice of ruling Awami League MP from Dhaka-10 Ferdous Ahmed in Parliament. He (The minister) said Bangladesh produces 30,000 metric tons of solid waste every day.

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Out of this amount, around 7000 metric tons come from Dhaka city and 10 percent of this waste is single-use plastic. “We plan to phase out production and distribution of single-use plastic. We are taking action in this regard.”

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The minister also suggested to ban single-use plastics. “If it is possible, it will be an example for the country.” Earlier, Ferdous Ahmed urged the government to ban single-use plastic products.

He (Ferdous ) said, “If usage of one-time plastic products cannot be stopped, it will be a challenge to protect the capital’s environment.”