As we are well aware, the Ministry of Environment has taken a firm decision in regard to the imposition of the ban on sachet packets, inflatable toys, and cotton buds with plastic stems. ConsumersAccording to him, there will be more than one entity affected by the implementation of this ban. In light of this, we spoke to a plastic cotton bud company that would be subjected to this ban within the time frame given by the Government. In this context, the ban on single-use plastic sachets is a double whammy on low-income households,” Wanniarachchi noted. Initial attempts to ban plasticThe first attempt to regulate plastic use in Sri Lanka came in 1994 during the period Srimani Athulathmudali was the Minister of Environment.

Source: The Nation February 06, 2021 21:56 UTC