Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to introduce biodegradable bags for household garbage collection in Islamabad.
Initially, as a pilot project, the authority will distribute free of cost biodegradable bags in sector G-7, which will have 15 biodegradable plastic bags with the capacity of 10 kg per month, which would be later replicated in the entire city.
This was informed during a meeting held to review the progress of Civic Management Wing (CMW) at CDA headquarters here on Monday. Private sector is also being approached for successful execution of the project.
Chairman CDA, Maroof Afzal, chaired the meeting whereas senior officers of the authority also attended the meeting.
The meeting was briefed that the initiative is being taken to discourage and reduce the use of plastic in Islamabad, which is the main cause of environmental pollution.
The meeting was informed that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has also been taken on board to seek technical assistance in this project.
The meeting was further briefed about the benefits of biodegradable plastic that it decomposes in the natural environment. Furthermore, the wastes from the decomposed biodegradable plastic do not harm the environment but are rather reused in various ways.
He was informed that residents have been asked to pack house hold garbage in these bags, which will later be disposed off scientifically after its mechanical collection from the sector. He was briefed that different cellular and multinational companies have also been contacted to achieve maximum results from the project.
Chairman CDA, Maroof Afzal directed the environment wing to carry out an awareness campaign in this regard, so that desired results could be achieved from this project.
