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Reviving the Rural Economy: $100 Million ADB–Bangladesh Agreement The Journey Begins for Cox’s Bazar’s First Plastic Recycling Plant Why the world’s biggest food company is stepping back Nestlé has withdrawn from a high-profile international alliance to cut methane from dairy supply chains, a move that instantly sharpened debate over how fast and by what methods the sector should decarbonize; the company says it will keep pursuing on-farm emissions cuts through its own programs while reassessing the group’s approach and governance, but the exit deprives the coalition of its most recognizable member and risks slowing peer benchmarking, shared pilot data, and pooled purchasing that can bring down costs for farmers. Methane from cattle is a potent, short-lived climate pollutant, and many governments have leaned on voluntary industry compacts to accelerate adoption of feed additives, manure management, and breeding strategies; critics of Nestlé’s decision warn that a fragmentation of efforts could reduce transparency and make it harder for buyers, lenders, and regulators to compare progress across brands, whereas supporters counter that company-led projects tied to local agronomy and subsidies often deliver faster, measurable gains than broad global charters. The policy backdrop is shifting as well: several markets are moving from pure carrots to a mix of incentives and performance-based conditions on grants and export supports, and that pivot raises stakes for how milk processors document emissions baselines and third-party verification, because the credibility of Scope 3 targets rests on comparable methodologies rather than marketing claims alone. Practically, much of the abatement economics hinge on who pays for early-stage inputs like methane-reducing feed supplements and slurry lids; with farm margins tight, a coordinated model—blending buyer premiums, public cost-shares, and green-finance instruments—is usually needed to avoid penalizing smaller producers, and Nestlé’s departure complicates the coalition’s ability to aggregate demand and negotiate lower unit costs at scale. What changes on the farm, for financiers, and across supply chains For producers, the near-term signal is mixed: one major buyer is still funding on-farm pilots but no longer inside the alliance’s shared roadmap, which could slow knowledge transfer between regions that differ on climate, feed, and herd structure, even as individual Nestlé programs continue to trial seaweed-based additives, nitrification inhibitors, covered lagoons with biogas capture, and pasture rotations to improve enteric and manure outcomes; in parallel, veterinarians and breeders stress that fertility and animal health gains can cut emissions intensity without shrinking output, though activists argue absolute reductions are needed if national targets are to be met. Financiers and insurers will keep pressing for comparable disclosures because the cost of capital increasingly reflects climate-risk metrics: banks baking “sustainability-linked” terms into dairy loans need clear, auditable KPIs, and exporters eyeing tariff-free access to markets with carbon-border rules will face tougher paperwork if standards splinter, which is why industry groups are urging a minimum common MRV (measurement-reporting-verification) framework even when brand strategies differ. For consumers—and for downstream brands in chocolate, infant formula, and ice cream—the implications will show up more in labels and price architecture than in the taste of products: if buyers pay farmers for verified methane abatement while feed and equipment remain pricey, some costs may pass through, but over time biogas revenue, fertilizer substitution, and efficiency gains can offset outlays and stabilize retail pricing. The political risk is that today’s corporate exit becomes tomorrow’s cultural flashpoint, especially in countries where farmer protests have already shaped election cycles; to avoid backlash, climate policy designers are experimenting with “pay for performance” that rewards measured reductions rather than prescribing a single technology path. The bottom line is not that dairy decarbonization stalls, but that governance gets messier: Nestlé’s solo track keeps momentum on pilots yet raises coordination costs for everyone else, and the outcome to watch is whether competing alliances converge on interoperable data, verification, and crediting rules so that farmers can sell a ton of avoided methane once—and get recognized for it across buyers, banks, and border regimes. 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The Journey Begins for Cox’s Bazar’s First Plastic Recycling Plant

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Aiming to transform single-use plastic waste into reusable resources, Cox’s Bazar has inaugurated its first recycling factory. This eco-friendly initiative marks a new chapter in reducing plastic pollution, creating employment, and ensuring sustainable waste management.

Turning Plastic Waste into Resources

Located in the Mithachhari area of Ramu Upazila, this factory is considered a major milestone in sustainable waste management in Cox’s Bazar. The plant was inaugurated on October 9, 2025, by the State Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Md. Shahab Uddin.

Participation from National and International Organizations

The inauguration ceremony was attended by World Bank environmental expert Bushra Bishad; UNOPS Bangladesh technical adviser Thomas Wari; Cox’s Bazar municipal administrator Sanzam Ullah; Executive Engineer of the Department of Public Health Engineering, Ibrahim Mazhar Pramanik; Assistant Director of the Department of Environment, Jesmin Akter; BRAC’s Climate Change Programme Director, Dr. Tamoha Shirin Ali; and HCMP Assistant Director Jaul Kader, among others.

Waste Surge Amid Tourism and Displacement Pressure

As a tourism-dependent city, Cox’s Bazar generates a huge amount of plastic waste daily due to its large local population and the influx of displaced Rohingya refugees. A recent study found that approximately 34 tons of plastic waste are generated daily in the district. Most of this waste consists of single-use plastics—such as polythene bags, bottles, and packaging materials—that are difficult to recycle and have little market value. The new recycling plant aims to turn such waste into durable, eco-friendly, and high-quality products.

A Model for Eco-Friendly Industrial Practice

At the inauguration, State Minister Md. Shahab Uddin said, “This initiative stands as a shining example of sustainable waste management. It will not only help protect the environment but also create employment opportunities for women and local communities.”

He expressed hope that this model would be replicated in other districts of Bangladesh in the future.

Local Employment and Economic Inclusion

UNOPS Technical Adviser Thomas Wari remarked, “This is a prime example of turning waste into wealth to address environmental challenges. UNOPS is working with Bangladesh to promote sustainable waste management and make the country free of plastic pollution.”

BRAC Director Dr. Tamoha Shirin Ali said that under the ‘PLEASE’ project, BRAC has long been working to reduce plastic pollution in Cox’s Bazar. With the cooperation of the municipality and local administration, the new factory will create direct employment for plastic collectors, traders, laborers, and producers.

Advanced Technology and Production Capacity

Executive Engineer Ibrahim Mazhar Pramanik from the Department of Public Health Engineering stated that additional facilities for solid and liquid waste management are being built adjacent to the plant. In the future, a model waste management center will be established here.
The factory, built under the ‘PLEASE’ project with the support of the World Bank and UNOPS and implemented by the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP), is operated locally by BRAC.

With a floor area of 5,280 square feet, the factory can process up to 200 kilograms of plastic waste per hour. It includes advanced facilities such as an eco-friendly plastic processing system (EPP), solar power generation, a water treatment unit, an elastic separation system, and 24-hour monitoring to ensure environmentally safe production.

Women’s Participation and Coastal Protection

The plant is expected to encourage women’s employment and improve the livelihoods of plastic waste collectors. Additionally, the project will play a crucial role in reducing plastic pollution in canals, wetlands, and coastal areas.

#CoxsBazar #PlasticRecycling #SustainableDevelopment #EcoFriendly #WasteManagement #SarakhonReport

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Reviving the Rural Economy: $100 Million ADB–Bangladesh Agreement

The Journey Begins for Cox’s Bazar’s First Plastic Recycling Plant

Why the world’s biggest food company is stepping back Nestlé has withdrawn from a high-profile international alliance to cut methane from dairy supply chains, a move that instantly sharpened debate over how fast and by what methods the sector should decarbonize; the company says it will keep pursuing on-farm emissions cuts through its own programs while reassessing the group’s approach and governance, but the exit deprives the coalition of its most recognizable member and risks slowing peer benchmarking, shared pilot data, and pooled purchasing that can bring down costs for farmers. Methane from cattle is a potent, short-lived climate pollutant, and many governments have leaned on voluntary industry compacts to accelerate adoption of feed additives, manure management, and breeding strategies; critics of Nestlé’s decision warn that a fragmentation of efforts could reduce transparency and make it harder for buyers, lenders, and regulators to compare progress across brands, whereas supporters counter that company-led projects tied to local agronomy and subsidies often deliver faster, measurable gains than broad global charters. The policy backdrop is shifting as well: several markets are moving from pure carrots to a mix of incentives and performance-based conditions on grants and export supports, and that pivot raises stakes for how milk processors document emissions baselines and third-party verification, because the credibility of Scope 3 targets rests on comparable methodologies rather than marketing claims alone. Practically, much of the abatement economics hinge on who pays for early-stage inputs like methane-reducing feed supplements and slurry lids; with farm margins tight, a coordinated model—blending buyer premiums, public cost-shares, and green-finance instruments—is usually needed to avoid penalizing smaller producers, and Nestlé’s departure complicates the coalition’s ability to aggregate demand and negotiate lower unit costs at scale. What changes on the farm, for financiers, and across supply chains For producers, the near-term signal is mixed: one major buyer is still funding on-farm pilots but no longer inside the alliance’s shared roadmap, which could slow knowledge transfer between regions that differ on climate, feed, and herd structure, even as individual Nestlé programs continue to trial seaweed-based additives, nitrification inhibitors, covered lagoons with biogas capture, and pasture rotations to improve enteric and manure outcomes; in parallel, veterinarians and breeders stress that fertility and animal health gains can cut emissions intensity without shrinking output, though activists argue absolute reductions are needed if national targets are to be met. Financiers and insurers will keep pressing for comparable disclosures because the cost of capital increasingly reflects climate-risk metrics: banks baking “sustainability-linked” terms into dairy loans need clear, auditable KPIs, and exporters eyeing tariff-free access to markets with carbon-border rules will face tougher paperwork if standards splinter, which is why industry groups are urging a minimum common MRV (measurement-reporting-verification) framework even when brand strategies differ. For consumers—and for downstream brands in chocolate, infant formula, and ice cream—the implications will show up more in labels and price architecture than in the taste of products: if buyers pay farmers for verified methane abatement while feed and equipment remain pricey, some costs may pass through, but over time biogas revenue, fertilizer substitution, and efficiency gains can offset outlays and stabilize retail pricing. The political risk is that today’s corporate exit becomes tomorrow’s cultural flashpoint, especially in countries where farmer protests have already shaped election cycles; to avoid backlash, climate policy designers are experimenting with “pay for performance” that rewards measured reductions rather than prescribing a single technology path. The bottom line is not that dairy decarbonization stalls, but that governance gets messier: Nestlé’s solo track keeps momentum on pilots yet raises coordination costs for everyone else, and the outcome to watch is whether competing alliances converge on interoperable data, verification, and crediting rules so that farmers can sell a ton of avoided methane once—and get recognized for it across buyers, banks, and border regimes.

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Reviving the Rural Economy: $100 Million ADB–Bangladesh Agreement The Journey Begins for Cox’s Bazar’s First Plastic Recycling Plant Why the world’s biggest food company is stepping back Nestlé has withdrawn from a high-profile international alliance to cut methane from dairy supply chains, a move that instantly sharpened debate over how fast and by what methods the sector should decarbonize; the company says it will keep pursuing on-farm emissions cuts through its own programs while reassessing the group’s approach and governance, but the exit deprives the coalition of its most recognizable member and risks slowing peer benchmarking, shared pilot data, and pooled purchasing that can bring down costs for farmers. Methane from cattle is a potent, short-lived climate pollutant, and many governments have leaned on voluntary industry compacts to accelerate adoption of feed additives, manure management, and breeding strategies; critics of Nestlé’s decision warn that a fragmentation of efforts could reduce transparency and make it harder for buyers, lenders, and regulators to compare progress across brands, whereas supporters counter that company-led projects tied to local agronomy and subsidies often deliver faster, measurable gains than broad global charters. The policy backdrop is shifting as well: several markets are moving from pure carrots to a mix of incentives and performance-based conditions on grants and export supports, and that pivot raises stakes for how milk processors document emissions baselines and third-party verification, because the credibility of Scope 3 targets rests on comparable methodologies rather than marketing claims alone. Practically, much of the abatement economics hinge on who pays for early-stage inputs like methane-reducing feed supplements and slurry lids; with farm margins tight, a coordinated model—blending buyer premiums, public cost-shares, and green-finance instruments—is usually needed to avoid penalizing smaller producers, and Nestlé’s departure complicates the coalition’s ability to aggregate demand and negotiate lower unit costs at scale. What changes on the farm, for financiers, and across supply chains For producers, the near-term signal is mixed: one major buyer is still funding on-farm pilots but no longer inside the alliance’s shared roadmap, which could slow knowledge transfer between regions that differ on climate, feed, and herd structure, even as individual Nestlé programs continue to trial seaweed-based additives, nitrification inhibitors, covered lagoons with biogas capture, and pasture rotations to improve enteric and manure outcomes; in parallel, veterinarians and breeders stress that fertility and animal health gains can cut emissions intensity without shrinking output, though activists argue absolute reductions are needed if national targets are to be met. Financiers and insurers will keep pressing for comparable disclosures because the cost of capital increasingly reflects climate-risk metrics: banks baking “sustainability-linked” terms into dairy loans need clear, auditable KPIs, and exporters eyeing tariff-free access to markets with carbon-border rules will face tougher paperwork if standards splinter, which is why industry groups are urging a minimum common MRV (measurement-reporting-verification) framework even when brand strategies differ. For consumers—and for downstream brands in chocolate, infant formula, and ice cream—the implications will show up more in labels and price architecture than in the taste of products: if buyers pay farmers for verified methane abatement while feed and equipment remain pricey, some costs may pass through, but over time biogas revenue, fertilizer substitution, and efficiency gains can offset outlays and stabilize retail pricing. The political risk is that today’s corporate exit becomes tomorrow’s cultural flashpoint, especially in countries where farmer protests have already shaped election cycles; to avoid backlash, climate policy designers are experimenting with “pay for performance” that rewards measured reductions rather than prescribing a single technology path. The bottom line is not that dairy decarbonization stalls, but that governance gets messier: Nestlé’s solo track keeps momentum on pilots yet raises coordination costs for everyone else, and the outcome to watch is whether competing alliances converge on interoperable data, verification, and crediting rules so that farmers can sell a ton of avoided methane once—and get recognized for it across buyers, banks, and border regimes. 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The Journey Begins for Cox’s Bazar’s First Plastic Recycling Plant

06:17:15 pm, Thursday, 9 October 2025

Aiming to transform single-use plastic waste into reusable resources, Cox’s Bazar has inaugurated its first recycling factory. This eco-friendly initiative marks a new chapter in reducing plastic pollution, creating employment, and ensuring sustainable waste management.

Turning Plastic Waste into Resources

Located in the Mithachhari area of Ramu Upazila, this factory is considered a major milestone in sustainable waste management in Cox’s Bazar. The plant was inaugurated on October 9, 2025, by the State Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Md. Shahab Uddin.

Participation from National and International Organizations

The inauguration ceremony was attended by World Bank environmental expert Bushra Bishad; UNOPS Bangladesh technical adviser Thomas Wari; Cox’s Bazar municipal administrator Sanzam Ullah; Executive Engineer of the Department of Public Health Engineering, Ibrahim Mazhar Pramanik; Assistant Director of the Department of Environment, Jesmin Akter; BRAC’s Climate Change Programme Director, Dr. Tamoha Shirin Ali; and HCMP Assistant Director Jaul Kader, among others.

Waste Surge Amid Tourism and Displacement Pressure

As a tourism-dependent city, Cox’s Bazar generates a huge amount of plastic waste daily due to its large local population and the influx of displaced Rohingya refugees. A recent study found that approximately 34 tons of plastic waste are generated daily in the district. Most of this waste consists of single-use plastics—such as polythene bags, bottles, and packaging materials—that are difficult to recycle and have little market value. The new recycling plant aims to turn such waste into durable, eco-friendly, and high-quality products.

A Model for Eco-Friendly Industrial Practice

At the inauguration, State Minister Md. Shahab Uddin said, “This initiative stands as a shining example of sustainable waste management. It will not only help protect the environment but also create employment opportunities for women and local communities.”

He expressed hope that this model would be replicated in other districts of Bangladesh in the future.

Local Employment and Economic Inclusion

UNOPS Technical Adviser Thomas Wari remarked, “This is a prime example of turning waste into wealth to address environmental challenges. UNOPS is working with Bangladesh to promote sustainable waste management and make the country free of plastic pollution.”

BRAC Director Dr. Tamoha Shirin Ali said that under the ‘PLEASE’ project, BRAC has long been working to reduce plastic pollution in Cox’s Bazar. With the cooperation of the municipality and local administration, the new factory will create direct employment for plastic collectors, traders, laborers, and producers.

Advanced Technology and Production Capacity

Executive Engineer Ibrahim Mazhar Pramanik from the Department of Public Health Engineering stated that additional facilities for solid and liquid waste management are being built adjacent to the plant. In the future, a model waste management center will be established here.
The factory, built under the ‘PLEASE’ project with the support of the World Bank and UNOPS and implemented by the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP), is operated locally by BRAC.

With a floor area of 5,280 square feet, the factory can process up to 200 kilograms of plastic waste per hour. It includes advanced facilities such as an eco-friendly plastic processing system (EPP), solar power generation, a water treatment unit, an elastic separation system, and 24-hour monitoring to ensure environmentally safe production.

Women’s Participation and Coastal Protection

The plant is expected to encourage women’s employment and improve the livelihoods of plastic waste collectors. Additionally, the project will play a crucial role in reducing plastic pollution in canals, wetlands, and coastal areas.

#CoxsBazar #PlasticRecycling #SustainableDevelopment #EcoFriendly #WasteManagement #SarakhonReport

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