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Ban on plastic bags in Delhi; violators to face 5-year jail [1]

In a major environment-friendly move, the Delhi government will impose a blanket ban on usage and manufacturing of plastic bags in the next two months and those violating it could face imprisonment

Publication Date: 
03/10/2011
Business Line (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Solid Waste [3], Plastics [4], Environment [5], Environment Act 1986 [6], Municipal Solid Waste Rules 2000 [7], Bio-Medical Waste Rules 1998 [8]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/ban-plastic-bags-delhi-violators-face-5-year-jail
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-line-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plastics
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-act-1986
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-solid-waste-rules-2000
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bio-medical-waste-rules-1998-0