Though the government has banned polythene bags in the city, it has not yet come up with a better environment-friendly alternative.

Recently, some newspapers published articles where the government is asking people to suggest an alternative to plastic bags.

The campaign to start from Delhi

NEW DELHI: The Plastic Bags Awareness Forum has announced the launch of an awareness campaign to allay misconceptions about use of plastic bags.

COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation is of the firm view that the menace of non-biodegradable and non-recyclable plastic bags should be eliminated for its waste management programme to be successful.

TIRUCHI: A huge volume of banned plastic cups and bags, below the thickness of 20 microns, was seized during a special drive conducted by the Corporation officials over the past two days in the city.

The Corporation has banned the use, sale and manufacture of plastic products below the thickness of 20 microns. The ban applies to plastic bags, cups/tumblers and plastic coated plates.

New Delhi: Alongside the Delhi government

IEREED (Institute for Enviornment Research Entrepreneurship Education and Development) India carried out a hi-tech campaign to remove pollution on the ocassion of Shivratri. The Non-Government Organisation sent out SMS and e-mails to people urging them to abstain from the use of polythene on the ocassion.

Shahidul Islam Chowdhury

Thousands of banned polythene shopping bags have reappeared, again exposing the people across the country to the threat of severe environmental degradation, because the government is taking no measures against the manufacturing, marketing and use of the bags.

New Delhi: Setting a standard for biodegradable plastic bags for the first time, the Central Pollution Control Board has laid down specifications for such bags in the Capital.

Now, these bags have to be compostable and prescribe to the Bureau of Indian Standard of IS/ISO 17088:2008 for them.

Corporates Too Join Hunt For Plastic Alternatives

New Delhi: Where there