In a move to phase out plastic bags used in its nurseries, Forest Department has launched a pilot project to replace them with small pots made of coir pith, a biodegradable alternative.
According to Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department, the coir pith alternative to plastic bags is made for the department at Pollachi in Coimbatore district. “We are making sincere efforts to completely eliminate plastic from our nurseries,” she tweeted.
Ms. Sahu told The Hindu that the pilot project will be launched in one nursery in Chennai. The Department planned to take forward the project to other nurseries based on the output from the first nursery in Chennai.
