{"id":61240,"date":"2020-02-10T17:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T12:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=61240"},"modified":"2020-02-10T17:26:01","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T12:26:01","slug":"plastic-bags-recycling-in-islamabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/plastic-bags-recycling-in-islamabad.html","title":{"rendered":"Climate change ministry to make flower pots, bins out of plastic bags"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Ministry of Climate Change on Monday notified its intent to recycle its stores of confiscated plastic bags \u2013 acquired from the capital city \u2013 into flower pots, waste bins and plastic chairs, according to news sources. This initiative is being spearheaded by the ministry under the government\u2019s Clean and Green Pakistan project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ban-on-plastic-bags-intended-to-make-country-greener-zartaj.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ban on plastic bags intended to make country greener: Zartaj (opens in a new tab)\">Ban on plastic bags intended to make country greener: Zartaj<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the publication, the ministry\u2019s implementation teams have enforced more than Rs1.2 million in fines on vendors using plastic bags since August 14 last year; in addition to apprehending around 2,100kg of the said material. These confiscated bags would be recycled into more than 1,000 bins and flowerpots which will be placed in public schools, hospitals and other government institutions across Islamabad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-launches-new-plastic-bags-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Punjab launches new plastic bags policy (opens in a new tab)\">Punjab launches new plastic bags policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to impose the ban, the ministry will penalize\nshopkeepers, wholesalers and consumers; with wholesalers being fined up to PKR 100,000\n\u2013 while the fines on shopkeepers and consumers would amount to PKR 10,000 and PKR\n5,000, respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry, further, claims to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/climate-ministry-reports-90-drop-single-use-plastic-bags.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"brought down the plastic bags usage (opens in a new tab)\">brought down the plastic bags usage<\/a> in the capital by 80%. But despite these measures, inside department sources have reportedly discovered that corner stores and vendors continue to package goods in polythene bags. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/transgenders-prepare-fabric-bags-substitute-plastic-bags-swat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Transgenders to prepare fabric bags to substitute plastic bags in Swat (opens in a new tab)\">Transgenders to prepare fabric bags to substitute plastic bags in Swat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of these traders use the toxic oxy-biodegradable\nplastic bags variant; considered by environmentalists to be more damaging to human\nhealth and the environment (seeing as they disintegrate into particles that can\nbe inhaled by humans and ingested by marine life) \u2013 and also banned under the\nlaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Ministry of Climate Change on Monday notified its intent to recycle its stores of confiscated plastic bags \u2013 acquired from the capital city \u2013 into flower pots, waste bins and plastic chairs, according to news sources. This initiative is being spearheaded by the ministry under the government\u2019s Clean and Green Pakistan project. Read: Ban on plastic bags intended to make country greener: Zartaj As per the publication, the ministry\u2019s implementation teams have enforced more than Rs1.2 million in fines on vendors using plastic bags since August 14 last year; in addition to apprehending around 2,100kg of the said material. These confiscated bags would be recycled into more than 1,000 bins and flowerpots which will be placed in public schools, hospitals and other government institutions across Islamabad. Read: Punjab launches new plastic bags policy In order to impose the ban, the ministry will penalize shopkeepers, wholesalers and consumers; with wholesalers being fined up to PKR 100,000 \u2013 while the fines on shopkeepers and consumers would amount to PKR 10,000 and PKR 5,000, respectively. The ministry, further, claims to have brought down the plastic bags usage in the capital by 80%. 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