Polythene ban at botanical gardens
November 20, 2010 09:42 am
The Ministry of Environment has decided to ban polythene within botanical gardens of Sri Lanka. The Ministry states that taking any sort of polythene product into botanical gardens causes immense damage to the environment.
It is reported that at some days about three tractor loads of polythene waste is being collected at the Peradeniya botanical gardens, and that a similar situations has risen at the Hakgala Gardens and others.
The Ministry of Environment expressed that the polythene ban will firmly be implemented at the Peradeniya botanical garden.
It is reported that at some days about three tractor loads of polythene waste is being collected at the Peradeniya botanical gardens, and that a similar situations has risen at the Hakgala Gardens and others.
The Ministry of Environment expressed that the polythene ban will firmly be implemented at the Peradeniya botanical garden.
