Sept 7 (NIA) – The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday said that it will appoint a Committee of Experts to prepare a national policy and an action plan on the use of polythene, plastic and bio-degradable plastic in Sri Lanka.
“There is an increased use of plastic and polythene related products in the society and improper use, disposal and burning of these products have caused many social, environmental, health and economic issues,” Media Minister Gayantha Karunathilleke said.
In a media briefing here, the Minister said that the daily per capita use of polythene was about 0.5 kg and about five hundred thousand (500,000) tons of polythene materials were imported to Sri Lanka annually.