KARACHI: On Monday, Chief Minister’s Adviser on Information Senator Murtaza Wahab announced ban on singe-used plastic bags in Pakistan’s Sindh province.
In a notification, dated September 27, the provincial government invoked the Sindh Prohibition of Non-degradable Plastic Products and the Sindh Environment Protection Act 2014. The ban goes into effect from October 1 (today).
On August 9, Sindh government also announced to put an end on the use of plastic bags after the federal government announced to initiate campaign against plastic bags.
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