ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Ongoing Projects
- Regulatory Control on Environmental Degradation through Capacity Building of EPA, Punjab
- Capacity Building of Provincial Departments in Environmental Management through Training in Conducting IEE, EIA, EA and LCA
- Creation of Legal Cell for Introducing Management and Legal Discipline to Improve Service Delivery
The plastic that is designed effectively, used correctly, recycled reliably, and remanufactured creatively can stay in the economy almost indefinitely, with little environmental and health impacts. But too often plastic products are not designed to be re-used or to be recycled and are meant for single – time use only. The lack of adequate awareness and hesitation for a behavioral shift in general public is also a major reason that resist the redundancy of single-use plastics.
EPD Punjab has recently notified the Plastic Management Strategy in 2023. Furthermore, the Punjab Environmental Protection (Production and Consumption of Single-Use Plastic Product) Regulations, 2023 have also been promulgated this year. These regulations herald a significant step forward in our battle against environmental degradation from single use plastics.
In order to raise public awareness, Strategic Planning & Implementation Unit of EPD is executing awareness campaign across Punjab to raise awareness regarding negative environmental and health impacts of single-use plastics through media, messaging and set of communication activities.