Government to ban 07 single-use plastic & polythene products to be banned

A Cabinet paper will be submitted to the Cabinet of Minsters on  Monday (30 Aug) to ban 07 single use plastic and polythene products, announced the Sri Lankan Ministry of Environment.

Accordingly the below mentioned items will be banned:

  1. Plastic Straws
  2. Spoons
  3. Plastic Cups
  4. Forks
  5. Knives
  6. Plastic string
  7. Garlands made from plastic