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Pakistan’s Sindh province has banned plastic bags

Pakistan’s Sindh province has banned single-used plastic bags, announced by the Chief Minister’s Adviser on Information Senator Murtaza Wahab on Monday.

In a notification, dated September 27, the provincial government invoked the Sindh Prohibition of Non-degradable Plastic Products and the Sindh Environment Protection Act 2014.

The provincial government “is pleased to impose complete ban on the manufacturing, sales, purchase and use of non-degradable plastic bags of all sizes,” read the notification tweeted by the Senator.

 

The ban goes into effect from October 1.

The government further directed the use instead of oxo-biodegradable plastic, which is known to degrade in the open environment, and is seen as an environment-friendly replacement of single-use plastic packaging.

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