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Making the most of ban

The ban on plastics may not have resulted in carry-bags vanishing in a jiffy.

They have become so integral to shopping activities that an immediate shift seems unlikely.

Still, ban supporters can take heart.

The public response to it has been enthusiastic.

Voluntary organisations and local clubs have utilised the opportunity to highlight alternatives to plastic bags, tumblers and plates.

Some of them, for example, have started distributing cloth bags in households and providing glass tumblers and china clay plates at wedding parties.

The public awareness generated by the ban is forcing shopkeepers, fish and meat vendors and restaurants to switch to alternatives that included paper bags and plates and packing containers made from the spathe of the areca palm.

Mohamed Nazeer

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