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Explore use of bio-degradable plastic
bags: National Green Tribunal tostatesPTI Aug 9, 2013, 03.56PM IST
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has
directed the authorities of all the states to explore
possibility of introducing use of bio-degradable plastic bags
instead of polythene bags of any thickness.
"We consider it appropriate to direct the authorities
concerned in all the states to explore the possibility of
introducing use of bio-degradable or compostable plastic
bags as opposed to polythene plastic bags of any
thickness," a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice
Swatanter Kumar said.
The bench gave the direction while upholding Chandigarh administration's July 2008 notification banning use
and manufacture of plastic bags there, saying it "is a step towards better environmental administration and
in larger public interest".
The bench asked the states to consider bio-degradeable or compostable plastic bags as an alternative to
polythene bags of any thickness as "environmental consequences of such plastic waste in solid waste are
well known as it takes hundreds of years to degrade and fill up landfill sites".
"Plastic litter can also lead to clogged drains, which result in sanitation, flooding and sewage problems," it
noted.
It also said that many countries have largely replaced the use of plastic bags by either switching over to
re-usable bags, bio-degradable or compostable bags, but in India share of plastic waste in total municipal
solid waste has risen from around half per cent in 1996 to over nine per cent in 2005.
"Almost half of this waste comprises used plastic bags and packaging material," it said.
The tribunal made the observations in its 34-page verdict dismissing the plea of two Chandigarh-based
plastic bags and packaging material manufacturers which had challenged the notification on the ground that
no such decision has been taken by the states of Punjab and Haryana.
The bench rejected the contention, saying Chandigarh administration has no control over states of Punjab
and Haryana and "it is for those states to issue such notifications in that behalf".
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