World Environment Day Observed in Kotli ,Training workshop organised for journalists
By Shaukat Ali
Kotli: World Environment Day was Observed in district Kotli under the auspices of Department of Public Relations (DPR) here on Monday.
At a workshop organised by DPR Kotli ,
journalists around the district participated in and Dr Sajida Rasheed head of the department of BiotechnologyUniversity of Kotli was guest of the honour.
Speaker Dr Sajida called upon the government to move towards waste recycling, reuse of plastic and biodegradable options.
“The role of the general public is equally important. Let’s get together to reduce use of plastic, plant more trees, make our cities green, change our diets and clean up our oceans, rivers and coasts to develop and promote a plastic-free environment,” She said.
The theme for World Environment Day on 5 June 2023 focused on solutions to plastic pollution under the campaign Beat Plastic Pollution.
The world is being inundated by plastic. More than 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year, half of which is designed to be used only once. Of that, less than 10 per cent is recycled. An estimated 19-23 million tonnes end up in lakes, rivers and seas. Today, plastic clogs our landfills, leaches into the ocean and is combusted into toxic smoke, making it one of the gravest threats to the planet.
Not only that, what is less known is that microplastics find their way into the food we eat, the water we drink and even the air we breathe. Many plastic products contain hazardous additives, which may pose a threat to our health..
Deputy Commissioner Haq Nawaz chaired the Workshop while District Information Officer Shaukat Ali anchored the workshop.Proceeding were telecasted live on social media.In the end of the workshop ,certificates were distributed among the participants by the deputy commissioner.