Rawalpindi: The Chaklala Cantonment Board (CCB) recently announced its decision to impose a ban on the use, sale and manufacturing of plastic bags starting from January 20, according to a publication.
The board has warned of legal consequences and financial penalties for perpetrators in case of any violations. The official CCB announcement stated that single-use plastic bags caused environmental pollution and had an adverse impact on the sewerage system. It encouraged people to shift to paper and cloth bags for their daily usage.
This ban is another
attempt to reduce the near-lethal impact of single-use plastic bags on the environment.
Previously, the Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul had said that
this ban was aimed to rid the national marketplace of an estimated 55
billion bags annually and pave the way for a ‘greener’ country.
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