Saturday, November 23, 2024

Little done to stop polythene bag use despite ban

Continuing manufacture of polythene bags along with lax law enforcement is blamed by environmentalists for the increased use of non-biodegradable polythene bags. Save the Environment Movement president Abu Naser Khan blamed the government authorities for failing to implement the ban on the bags saying that their enforcement operations were very irregular. The environment department’s director ... Read more

Polythene bag use keeps rising

Lax law enforcement blamed Nine years after polythene shopping bags were banned throughout the country, their use is increasing for lack of proper enforcement of the ban, environmentalists have claimed. Save the Environment Movement president Abu Naser Khan blamed lax implementation of law and irregularities in enforcement operations for the increases use of polythene