Action against polythene bags producers from Nov 3

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change along with the Department of Environment conducted a monitoring drive on Friday morning in an effort to curb the use of banned polythene shopping bags. The team inspected Mohammadpur Agricultural Market and several nearby supermarkets in the capital. Members of the monitoring committee urged

Polythene bags banned in superstores from Oct 1

From October 1, the use of polythene and polypropylene shopping bags will be prohibited in all superstores across the country, Environment Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Syeda Rizwana Hasan said today. Superstores will be required to offer jute and cloth bags for purchase as alternatives, with

CPD to impose 20pc supplementary duty on polythene bags

Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today lauded some points of the proposed budget for the fiscal 2023-24 (FY24), urging the government to impose 20 percent supplementary duty on polythene bags, plastic bags and wrapping materials made of polyethylene. "In order to develop sustainable practices and reduce plastic pollution in urban areas