Plastic Ban
The New Delhi state government is all set to follow a new drive to protect the environment, wherein the government has passed a new rule in regard with the usage and manufacture of the plastic bags in the society. The Delhi government has passed a mandatory rule to ban plastic all over the city. If in [...] Continue Reading »
To reduce the plastic menace, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed to impose a ‘green tax’ on manufacturers of plastic. The tax will be collected by the sales tax department on behalf of the BMC and then deposited to the BMC. According to the proposal, the manufacturer has to recollect the plastic product and [...] Continue Reading »
With the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) setting a March 15 deadline to implement the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2009, the BBMP’s technical staff will randomly test bags being sold and seize them if they don’t measure up. From Tuesday, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will seize plastic bags less than [...] Continue Reading »
