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PLASTIC BAG ban carries no weight [1]

No One Knows Who Should Check The Inflow Of Banned Bags
Kumar Manish | TNN

After a brief hiatus, those ubiquitous, thin plastic bags are back in circulation in the city! Despite a ban, grocers and milk, vegetable and fruit vendors are using them with impunity, often at the behest of customers.
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) had banned the sale and use of plastic bags whose thickness is less than 20 microns with effect from April 1, 2007. The civic body had also planned to

Publication Date: 
10/09/2008
Times Of India (Ahmedabad) [2]
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Environment [3], State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) [4], Gujarat [5], Ahmedabad (T) [6]

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