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Ban on polythene bags alone will hardly work

IT IS commendable that the government has announced its firm position against the widespread use of one-time plastic products and continued its drive against polythene bags, but the state of plastic pollution suggests that enforcing a polythene ban is not enough. The environment ministry issued a directive in August that listed 17 single-use plastic products as hazardous and asked retailers and others concerned...

No sustainable alternative will frustrate ban on polythene

AFTER years of slack enforcement of the Polythene Bag Control Act 2002, the interim government has taken a move to phase out plastic products that are used once and discarded and begun drives against polythene bags. The environment and forest ministry issued a directive in August that listed 17 single-use plastic products, including bottles, bags, fast food...