Kolkata: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) — which asked the 191 plastic carry bag manufacturers to stop producing single-use plastic (SUP) bags or anything below the thickness of 75-micron — also started monitoring the units to stop the supply chain of SUP. The WBPCB has identified 1,194 plastic brands for SUP. Haldia Petrochemicals and Dhunsheri petrochemicals, two major suppliers of raw materials in the form of plastic granules, have already been requested not to supply such raw materials to the units if they violate the rules.
“We are giving maximum emphasis on building awareness. We have placed electronic billboards highlighting the harmful sides of single-use plastic. We have also formed a network of schools to ensure that students persuade their parents and neighbours to discard the use of thinner plastic bags. We are depending on the students in our fight against the menace,” said state PCB chairman Kalyan Rudra.
