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Date Time World Bank Contest Brings Creative Solutions to Combat Plastic Pollution in Bangladesh The World Bank today awarded the four winning teams of the competition titled Plastic Circularity Innovation Challenge. The competition sought innovative solutions to combat plastic pollution in Bangladesh. “Addressing plastic pollution is a critical development agenda for ensuring green and smart growth. In Dhaka city alone, plastic waste has gone up from 178 tons per day in 2005 to 646 tons per day in 2020,” said Mercy Tembon, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan. The contes...

World Bank initiative yields creative solutions to plastic pollution in Bangladesh BSS 5th May, 2021 03:51:53 The World Bank awarded on Wednesday four winning teams of the competition titled ‘Plastic Circularity Innovation Challenge’. The competition sought innovative solutions to combat plastic pollution in Bangladesh. The contest asked for innovative solutions in two categories: i) collection/sorting, recycling of low-valued plastics and single use plastics and ii) digital technology solutions in coping with plastic pollution such as mobile apps, said a World Bank press release. A three...

646 tonnes of plastic waste produced in Dhaka every day Says WB country director; four teams awarded for innovative solutions Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent Dhaka city produces 646 tonnes of plastic waste every single day, which is 468 tonnes more than 15 years back in the capital, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan Mercy Tembon said at a programme yesterday. "In Dhaka city alone, plastic waste has gone up from 178 tonnes per day in 2005 to 646 tonnes per day in 2020," she said while addressing a workshop on "Sustainable Management of Plastic to Leverage Circular...