It was revealed at a discussion held at the Ministry of Environment that the amount of empty plastic yoghurt cups thrown into the environment after use in the country is between 96-100 tons annually. Minister of Environment Mahinda Amaraweera held a discussion with several companies that currently recycle yoghurt cups on the steps to be taken for the proper recycling of yoghurt cups last week. It was also revealed that about 45 million cups of yoghurt and similar plastic cups are added to the environment every month. Therefore, the use of plastic cups for yogurt cups will not be prohibited and the use of plastic spoons for eating them will be prohibited. According to the cabinet paper, it is proposed to ban plastic spoons, forks, plastic cups, food stirrers etc.

Source: The Nation July 26, 2021 06:11 UTC