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HORANA, Sri Lanka - Heart-wrenching images of revered elephants and cattle eating plastic in Sri Lanka have prompted politicians to toughen pollution laws, but sceptical conservationists warn past bans were repeatedly ignored.
“We want to create an awareness about the responsible use of plastics,” Dr Anil Jasinghe, the country’s top environment official, told AFP. Soon afterwards, Sri Lanka banned all plastic shopping bags – but the rules were once again not strictly enforced. The United Nations says Sri Lanka recycles just three per cent of the plastic products it consumes, less than half the world average of 7.2 percent.Plastic bottles are not included in the ban, but the country’s largest recycler of them says it can handle nearly two-thirds more than it is currently processing – if it could collect the refuse.
At Eco Spindles’ recycling facility south of Colombo, nearly 350 workers sort bottles that are crushed and torn into small plastic flakes, the raw material for yarn.Haphazard disposal
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