plastic bags
- Andhra Pradesh
Meat traders in Guntur offer discounts to those who carry cloth bags
Guntur: In a bid to minimize plastic usage and reduce environmental damage, the municipal body of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh said that chicken or mutton shopkeepers in the district will offer discounts…
- Hyderabad
Paradise, D-Mart fined Rs 50k each for charging on plastic carry bags
Hyderabad: The well-known city-based restaurant chain, Paradise, and major retailer D-Mart have been found guilty by the district consumer dispute redressal commission of illegally charging citizens in the city for carry bags.…
- World
Thai retailers ban single-use plastic bags
Bangkok: Thai retailers kicked off 2020 with a ban on single-use plastic bags, joining the battle against throwaway carriers in the Southeast Asian nation where citizens go through an average of eight…
- India
UP: Plastic bags, puja material found near Yamuna ghat
Noida (Uttar Pradesh): Puja material and plastic bags were found littered around Yamuna Ghat in Kalindi Kunj on the Delhi and Uttar Pradesh border, a day after Dusshera and Durga Puja celebrations…
- Crime and Accident
4,000 kg of plastic bags seized in Punjab
Chandigarh: The Punjab Pollution Control Board, along with the local civic bodies, has seized nearly 4,000 kg of plastic carry bags in raids conducted to check the sale of the banned product…
- Middle East
Bahrain to ban plastic bags in July
Manama: Bahrain will start phasing out the use of plastic bags in July, the media reported. A Ministerial order with respect to the technical regulations for plastic products will come into effect…
