Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- The non-banning of the use of plastics in Sri Lanka and the world over will add more stress to the economy rather than the benefits of banning of toxic material to lives, livelihood and the economy of any country, said a senior Environmental Scientist.

Speaking on the sidelines of a preparatory forum in Colombo last week prior to the departure of the Sri Lankan delegation for the Global Plastics Treaty in Switzerland, Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) Executive Director / Senior Environmental Scientist at Centre for Environmental Justice, Hemantha Withanage said it is unfortunate that many including policy makers don't see the gravity of the use of plastics especially the single-use of the highly health hazardo...