Of the 800 tonnes waste the civic body manages everyday, around five per cent is plastics
With a renewed vigour the Coimbatore Corporation will soon launch a drive against the use of plastic bags less than 40-micron thickness. The Corporation will table a subject in this regard before the Council on Thursday for approval.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/coimbatore-corporation-intensify-drive-against-plastics
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coimbatore-t
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plastics
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-act-1986
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-energy
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment