Qatar joins the world in celebrating the “World Environment Day” which falls on June 5 of every year. The theme for the year 2018 is “Beat Plastic Pollution”.
On this occasion, the Ministry of Municipality and the Environment organises several awareness events, including competitions on damage caused by plastic bags, household agriculture, recycling and other agricultural activities for both adults and children in addition to an initiative for planting trees in the parking area of a shopping complex and honouring Qatari winners in the competition of drawings and environmental articles organised by the Kuwait-based Regional Organisation for the Protection of the Marine Environment on the occasion of Regional Environment Day 2018.
Celebrating the World Environment Day, the ministry aims to promote environmental awareness among the different sectors of the society, to focus attention on environmental issues and problems and to activate positive participation in protecting the environment and confronting its problems.
Meanwhile, the Friends of the Environment Centre said the UN data shows that 13mn tonnes of plastic are dumped in the seas every year to make 50% of the marine litter.
The Friends of the Environment Centre said in a statement on the occasion of the “World Environment Day”, that plastic recycling consumes 88% less energy than new plastics, so 1,000 to 2,000 gallons of gasoline can be saved by recycling one tonne of plastic.
On the occasion, the Centre also organised a number of environmental awareness events. President of the Friends of the Environment Centre Eng Farhoud al-Hajri said that the World Environment Day is an occasion for drawing the world’s attention to the efforts of the Qatari government and civil society in the area of environment preservation. - QNA (Source)
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