Concerned over the rampant use of environmentally hazardous ‘non-woven’ plastic carry bags across the State, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to impose a complete ban on its use from January 1, 2023.
Last month, the State government had banned the use of non-woven plastic carry bags less than 60 Gram per Square Meter (GSM), apart from the use of plastic carry-bags, irrespective of their sizes and thickness. However, after observing that the non-woven plastic carry bags, which contains non-bio-degradable polypropylene - were being used at a large scale in the markets across the hill state, the government has now decided to completely prohibit the use of non-woven plastic carry bags, by putting a ban on such bags of more than 60 GSM as well.
The decision of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur led BJP government would come into effect from January 1, 2023, for which a notification has been issued. The decision to impose ban on non-woven plastic carry bags came after it was observed that non-woven plastic carry bags (over 60 GSM) were being invariably used in the markets across the State, resulting in littering and causing environmental pollution.
