Bangladeshi workers pick up plastic chips and dry them under the sun on the bank of the Buriganga River in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday. /VCG Photo

The colorful chips will be used for producing various plastic goods. A 2018 report published by Earth Day Network ranked Bangladesh 10th out of the top 20 plastic polluting countries in the world. /VCG Photo

If plastic pollution continues at the current pace, Bangladeshis will be living on islands of plastic, the Daily Star reported. /VCG Photo

Recycling plastic is one of a number of the Bangladeshi government’s policies for sustainable development. /VCG Photo