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New plastic ban norms

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Government has banned use of polythene bags made of virgin or recycled plastic with a thickness of less than 40 microns and size less than 12 x 18 inches, State Forests Minister Ajay Singh Yadav announced on Wednesday.

He disclosed that earlier the thickness and size of banned plastic bags was less than 30 microns and 8 x 12 inches respectively.

He said use of all types of plastic articles such as carry bags (irrespective of thickness and size), plates, cups, tumblers, spoons, forks and straw had been banned within the municipal limits of Thanesar/Kurukshetra and Pehowa towns, precincts of Mansa Devi Temple, Panchkula and Sheetla Mata Temple, Gurgaon. The ban is also applicable to public parks, wildlife sanctuaries, national parks of Haryana and Morni as these have “special historical, religious and ecological significance”.

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