The Chattogram District Administration has launched an experimental initiative offering students free entry to Chittagong Zoo in exchange for plastic waste.<\/p>\n
Under the initiative, students can enter the zoo without paying an admission fee by submitting at least 100 grams of plastic waste along with a valid student ID card.<\/p>\n
Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Zahidul Islam Miah announced the initiative as part of efforts to raise awareness about plastic pollution and encourage students to participate in environmental protection.<\/p>\n
Seven Students Submit Plastic Waste<\/strong><\/p>\n The initiative received a positive response on its first day, when seven students submitted plastic waste.<\/p>\n Around 700 grams of plastic waste was collected from the participating students, according to the Chattogram District Administration.<\/p>\n The collected waste is currently being kept for recycling, with zoo authorities coordinating with the Chittagong City Corporation to convert the plastic into usable resources.<\/p>\n The initiative aims to encourage students to dispose of plastic responsibly while creating greater awareness about the environmental impact of plastic pollution.<\/p>\n Administration Takes Stand Against Topsoil Cutting<\/p>\n The District Administration also reiterated its strict position against the cutting of agricultural topsoil for brickmaking.<\/p>\n The administration said the issue remains an important concern as it works to protect agricultural land and promote environmentally responsible practices.<\/p>\n The plastic-for-entry initiative is being implemented on an experimental basis as part of broader efforts to increase public awareness about environmental protection.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n -Source: Prothom Alo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Chattogram District Administration has launched an experimental initiative offering students free…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[428,427,430,429,426],"class_list":["post-1821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-country","tag-chattogram-district-administration","tag-chittagong-zoo","tag-environmental-awareness","tag-plastic-pollution","tag-plastic-waste"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhakastatement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhakastatement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhakastatement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhakastatement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhakastatement.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1821"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dhakastatement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1829,"href":"https:\/\/dhakastatement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1821\/revisions\/1829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhakastatement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhakastatement.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhakastatement.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhakastatement.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}