{"id":55847,"date":"2019-10-02T14:15:36","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T09:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=55847"},"modified":"2019-10-02T14:15:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T09:15:36","slug":"sindh-begins-implementation-plastic-bags-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sindh-begins-implementation-plastic-bags-ban.html","title":{"rendered":"Sindh begins implementation of plastic bags ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: The Sindh government implemented the ban on plastic bags across the province from October 1, 2019 (Tuesday), a news source reported. Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister (CM) on Law &amp; Environment Murtaza Wahab marked the implementation of the ban \u2013 stating that the Environment Department\u2019s dedicated efforts were now visible to the public.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/climate-ministry-reports-90-drop-single-use-plastic-bags.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Climate ministry reports 90% drop in single-use plastic bags<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two months ago, the provincial government had initiated an awareness campaign against using plastic bags. Now, it has issued a notification that prohibits the manufacture, sale, and use of plastic bags.<\/p>\n<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sindh-govt-ban-plastic-bag-usage-starting-oct-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ban came into effect<\/a> on Tuesday, the Sindh Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Director General (DG) carried out a raid in Jodia Bazaar (market). The officials concerned seized a large number of plastic bags, and sealed some shops.<\/p>\n<p>Wahab lauded the shopkeepers who had given up the use of plastic bags. He appreciated their efforts, as the shopkeepers had put up notices requesting customers to bring personal cloth or paper bags to the shops.<\/p>\n<p>The advisor added that it was everyone\u2019s collective responsibility to protect and beautify the environment. He opined that by not using plastic bags, they can begin to tackle the problem of pollution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/meeting-determines-plastic-bag-size-suitable-recycling-purpose.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meeting determines plastic bag size suitable for recycling purpose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Environment Department also conducted a raid to seal a factory burning unused batteries and processing lead in Jamshoro. Wahab revealed that they had also carried out a similar raid in Kemari last week; targeting an iron-making factory that was burning coal, which added to pollution. He added that the authorities concerned would conduct more such raid in various markets during the coming days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: The Sindh government implemented the ban on plastic bags across the province from October 1, 2019 (Tuesday), a news source reported. Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister (CM) on Law &amp; Environment Murtaza Wahab marked the implementation of the ban \u2013 stating that the Environment Department\u2019s dedicated efforts were now visible to the public. Read:\u00a0Climate ministry reports 90% drop in single-use plastic bags Two months ago, the provincial government had initiated an awareness campaign against using plastic bags. Now, it has issued a notification that prohibits the manufacture, sale, and use of plastic bags. After the ban came into effect on Tuesday, the Sindh Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Director General (DG) carried out a raid in Jodia Bazaar (market). The officials concerned seized a large number of plastic bags, and sealed some shops. Wahab lauded the shopkeepers who had given up the use of plastic bags. He appreciated their efforts, as the shopkeepers had put up notices requesting customers to bring personal cloth or paper bags to the shops. The advisor added that it was everyone\u2019s collective responsibility to protect and beautify the environment. He opined that by not using plastic bags, they can begin to tackle the problem of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":5951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13245],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-55847","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-details-on-sindh-begins-implementation-of-plastic-bags-ban"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sindh begins implementation of plastic bags ban - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Karachi: The Sindh government implemented the ban on plastic bags across the province from October 1, 2019 (Tuesday), a news source reported. 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