AIESEC Sri Lanka hosts webinar on plastic waste management in view of recycling day CEA emphasizes need to adopt a collaborative approach to addressing the issue Only 20% of the plastic waste in the market reach recyclers Strengthening recycling practices and systems identified as keyIn view of Global Recycling Day, youth organization AIESEC Sri Lanka hosted a trilingual online discussion titled “A solution to the plastic issue”. Ms. Jayasekara also highlighted the importance of the industry (brand owners and producers) taking an active role in managing plastic waste. “The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) approach to tackling the issue of waste management is a step in the right direction. EPR is a concept practiced globally where the responsibility of collecting, processing and recycling waste is undertaken by producers (brand owners, packaging suppliers, manufactures and retailers). Raising household level awareness on waste management and incentivizing consumers to dispose of their waste responsibly were also highlighted as immediate priorities.

Source: The Nation April 02, 2021 13:41 UTC