Dhaka, March 24 -- Bangladesh must urgently reform its waste management system to address environmental challenges and reduce methane emissions, Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said on Monday.

Bangladesh must act now on waste segregation and methane mitigation, she said this while speaking at a workshop on Revisiting Bangladesh's NDC 2021: Integrating Decentralized Waste Management and Methane Mitigation Strategies, organised virtually by the Environment and Social Development Organisation (ESDO).

She also highlighted the country's inefficient waste management practices, stressing that, despite pilot initiatives, large-scale segregation remains absent.

"We have not been managing our waste very efficiently. It is hardly structur...