Plastic Waste – Can It Be the Undiscovered Gold of Bangladesh?

Abstract

Plastic has been a very useful material which is very cheap, easy to carry and is resilient to biodegradation. That is why plastic has been used, sometimes reused, and overused due to the reasons mentioned above. As a result, landfills and oceans are full of plastic. But if we consider all the negative health effects, environmental / ecological effects it has in present times, we can understand that it is environmentally very expensive to use plastic. Bangladesh is a relatively young country with dense population and limited resource. Proper management of plastic remains an issue with the country. Considering these, this chapter focuses on how plastic is used, how it is treated as waste and what can be possible solutions in reducing the amount of plastic in Bangladesh.

Citation

Mahmood, A., Mahmood, S. and Saquib, S. (2023), "Plastic Waste – Can It Be the Undiscovered Gold of Bangladesh?", Crowther, D. and Quoquab, F. (Ed.) Socially Responsible Plastic (Developments in Corporate Governance and Responsibility, Vol. 19), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 167-182. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2043-052320230000019010