Sri Lanka joins Commonwealth alliance to fight against plastic pollution
British Prime Minister Theresa May Sunday announced that Sri Lanka along with New Zealand, and Ghana has joined the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Alliance to join forces in the fight against plastic pollution.
The three countries have joined forces with Britain and Vanuatu-led Commonwealth Clean Oceans Alliance (CCOA) which has pledged to eliminate avoidable single use plastic in an ambitious bid to clean up the world's oceans.
Britain, together with CCOA joint chair Vanuatu, will call on other countries to pledge action on plastics, be this by a ban on microbeads, a commitment to cutting down on single use plastic bags, or other steps to eliminate avoidable plastic waste.
To drive this forward, the Prime Minister has also announced a £61.4 million package of funding to boost global r...