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Plastic ban a herculean task for authorities

The district monitoring committee on the plastic ban now faces a Herculean task. It has to counter the difficulty in imposing the ban on the use of plastic carrybags of less than 30 microns in thickness in the State from September 1.

Though the representatives of traders’ organisations and other such bodies hailed the ban at a meeting here on Wednesday, they are at a loss to find an alternative to the plastic carrybags.

Plastic has made its presence felt in daily life among all sections of people. Right from the packet containing a loaf of bread to the wrapper of a small lozenge, plastic has become ubiquitous.

Authorities are beginning to realise that implementing the ban is not going to be easy.

Traders’ organisations have raised questions on how certain plastic materials such as those used for packing loaves of bread or cigarettes could be replaced.

Source reduction is a suggestion that has been stressed.

Aggressive campaigning and making available cheap bags made out of cloth, jute and paper are the other options to be considered.

Maleeha Raghaviah

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