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Current (2012) waste generation in Bangladesh is around 22.4 million tonnes per year or 150 kg/cap/year. [3] There is an increasing rate of waste generation in Bangladesh and it is projected to reach 47, 064 tonnes per day by 2025. The rate of waste generation is expected to increase to 220 kg/cap/year in 2025.
The project creates better paid and more hygiene jobs and hence, reduces the unemployment rate in Bangladesh. The project also provides organic alternative to fertilizers in a country where there are so few non-chemical ones.[4] In addition, Waste Concern helps to save the environment through the promotion of recycling activities in the country.
Alongside this, illegal lead recycling industries have emerged to meet the growing demand for batteries in e-rickshaws, employing workers in hazardous conditions. A 2020 UNEP report estimated that 1.5 million e-rickshaws in Bangladesh generated 90,000 tonnes, or about 77 per cent of used lead-acid batteries annually. [34]
BD Clean is a volunteer-based youth organization working to establish Bangladesh as a clean country. [1] Every Friday, the organization selects a specific place in the country to clean. It also works to educate the local people about the benefits of a clean environment, and encourages them to properly dispose of garbage instead of littering.
Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act (BECA) is set of laws enacted by the government of Bangladesh in 1995 to conserve the nation's environment. [1] Its main goals were to "provide for conservation of the environment, improvement of environmental standards and control and mitigation of environmental pollution."(Bangladesh Environmental Conservation Act, 1995).
Department of Environment (পরিবেশ অধিদপ্তর) is a government department responsible for the protection of the environment in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] [2] The department is headed by a director general. [3] It is under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. [4]
Air pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues in Bangladesh, with the country frequently ranking among the most polluted in the world. [3] According to the World Air Quality Report, Bangladesh was the country with the worst air quality in 2020, a situation that has persisted over several years. [4]
Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) is an autonomous government agency responsible for health and safety inspection in factories and industries in Bangladesh with its Inspection units RMG Sustainability Council (RSC) and Remediation Coordination Cell (RCC) and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.