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Quarter-bottle ban yet to be finalised 

07 Feb 2021

By Zahida Rizvi   The Central Environmental Authority’s (CEA) ban on quarter bottles of arrack proposed last year, considering the damage they inflict on the environment, is yet to be finalised, The Morning Business learns.  Speaking to The Morning Business, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said that the terms of the proposed ban are still under negotiation. The Central Environmental Authority (CEA), in line with their regulation for environmental protection, vowed to ban liquor sold in 180 ml bottles made of glass or plastic (known as quarter-bottles, or simply, quarters) due to the bottles being discarded carelessly after use by consumers. As per available records, over 300 million quarter-bottles had been purchased in 2019 from liquor stores. As the first step under the new system, liquor companies would be requested to provide a refund for every empty 180 ml alcohol bottle returned to any outlet.  The environmental authorities and municipal cleaning agencies had highlighted the need to introduce a new system to minimise the environmental pollution caused by these discarded empty liquor bottles. In addition to the quarter liquor bottles, the sachets containing shampoo, sauce, and other products, as well as inflatable toys and cotton buds with plastic stems, have become a threat to the environment because consumers tend to discard them in a haphazard manner.

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