President Yoweri Museveni has asked the National Environment Management Authority -NEMA to come up with local alternatives to the use of plastics.
These include packing materials made out of papyrus leaves, banana leaves, banana fiber, which he says are environmentally friendly.
This was contained in a speech read for him by the Rt Hon Prime Minister Robiba Nabbanja who represented him at celebrations to mark world environment day.
The day is marked every June 5 , to create worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment.
This year's National celebrations at Kololo independence grounds were held under the theme " Stop plastic pollution today".
Activities organised by the National Environment Management Authority were held Kololo.
NEMA and other government agencies were tasked by the President to carry on with sensitization of the public about plastic materials which he says are dangerous.
These he expressed, they kill livestock, degrade the soils,enhance water runoff and erosion, block the drainage channels, pollute rivers, lakes and kill our fish.
They also create chemicals that can enter into the food chain thereby causing health complications like cancer.
NEMA later signed a memorandum of understanding with manufacturers represented by Uganda Manufacturers Association to engage in sustainable production of various products in consideration of Environment protection.
