Sub-title:
The Ayeyarwady River, dubbed the lifeblood of Myanmar and home to a threatened species of dolphin, is being suffocated by tonnes of plastic being dumped into it every day. It has been ranked the ninth most polluted river in the world, behind the Philippin
Description:
"A study by Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and Thant Myanmar, a non-profit organisation combating plastic pollution in Myanmar, showed that 119 tonnes of plastic waste enter the river daily, based on water samples taken by experts along the Ayeyarwady from Mandalay to Pyay in Bago Region.
The Delta Region dumps the most plastic waste in the river each day, around 32 tonnes, and Yangon dumps about 29 tonnes of plastic a day in the river.
The waste comprises 62 percent hard plastic, such as bottle caps, 22pc soft plastic, such as betel nut bags, 9pc Styrofoam, such as food boxes, and 7pc multi-layer flexible, such as instant coffee packages.
The study’s findings were discussed by experts and policymakers recently at a workshop in Nay Pyi Taw entitled “Plastic pollution in Myanmar: Focus on the Ayeyarwady River"..."
Source/publisher:
Myanmar Times
Date of Publication:
2019-07-30
Date of entry:
2019-08-03
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
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text
Text quality:
- Good