Activists Call For ‘kaveera’ Ban

Apr 12, 2004

THE Wildlife Clubs of Uganda (WCU) have called for a law to curb the indiscriminate disposal of buvera (non-biodegradable polythene bags).

By Gerald Tenywa
THE Wildlife Clubs of Uganda (WCU) have called for a law to curb the indiscriminate disposal of buvera (non-biodegradable polythene bags).
Speaking as chief guest at the Miss Wildlife beauty contest at Kibuli Secondary School recently, Dr. Gladys Kalema Zikusoka of Conservation Through Public Health, said WCU should push for the law.
“Waste, especially polythene bags, litters the environment and endangers animals when they eat it,” she said.
Kalema said polythene bags had become a menace mostly in urban areas such as Kampala City because they cause flooding by blocking drainage channels.
She said the Government’s decision to increase buveera taxes instead of banning them was not enough.
Formed 30 years ago, WCU works with the Uganda Wildlife Authority to promote conservation education and sustainable nature use.
In a prior event under the topic waste management in schools and the surrounding communities: what are the solutions? WCU school club members said polythene bags impeded water penetration in the soil and adversely affected soil fertility and food security.
The WCU programme officer, Joel Musasizi, said the clubs taught school children safe ways of disposing waste.
in schools such as Gayaza High.
National Environment Management Authority officials and wildlife school patrons attended.
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