Romina Khursheed Alam (Coordinator to the Prime Minister on climate change): 

Plastic pollution in Pakistan is reaching on a dangerous level. Plastic pollution not only affects the environment but also human health. Plastic waste has become a significant environmental challenge due to the lack of proper waste management systems. Government is committed to overcome the challenge of growing plastic pollution. The government has initiated a number of campaigns to discourage the use of plastic in our daily life. The awareness campaigns include a series of seminars and awareness sessions in various schools in which the audience will be informed about the environmental and health hazards of plastic. We have targeted the youth of the country to convey our message. It is need of the hour that traders’ community should also play a role to discourage the use of plastic bags.