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Plastic ban: Govt may bar poly-bag production [1]

In the light of its failure to enforce the existing ban on plastic bags, the Delhi government now plans to stop its manufacture in the Capital as easy availability of the product is blamed for its popularity among the public.

Senior environment officials say they have prepared a Cabinet note proposing a blanket ban on the manufacture of plastic bags, which could come up for approval anytime now

Publication Date: 
11/02/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Plastics [3], Solid Waste [4], Himachal Pradesh [5], Pollution Control [6]
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