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Say no to plastic
bags : |
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There
is a growing international movement to ban as well discourage the use of
plastic bags because of their environmental effects. Countries from
every part of world are cracking down on the plastic bags. |
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The
ubiquitous plastic shopping bag, so handy for everything from toting
groceries to disposing of doggie doo, may be a victim of its own
success. Although plastic bags didn't come into widespread use until the
early 1980s, environmental groups estimate that 500 billion to 1
trillion of the bags are now used worldwide every year. |
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Plastic bags are not
biodegradable. They clog waterways, spoil the landscape, and end up in
landfills where they may take 1,000 years or more to break down into
ever smaller particles that continue to pollute the soil and water. |
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Plastic bags also pose a
serious danger to birds and marine mammals that often mistake them for
food. Thousands of Cow's die each year after swallowing or choking on
discarded plastic bags. Producing of plastic bags requires
millions of gallons of petroleum that could be used for transportation
or heating. |
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The
Delhi government has finally notified a blanket ban on plastic bags in
2009. According to the notification use, storage and sale of plastic
bags of any kind or thickness, in all places where one gets the bags
after shopping, are banned. Anyone guilty of breaking the ban faces a
maximum penalty of Rs 1 lakh or five years’ imprisonment or both, says
the Environment Protection Act. |
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All
staff of the health and environment department and bodies under them,
food and supplies officers and sub-divisional magistrates are empowered
to enforce the ban. Municipal health officers of NDMC and MCD can also
implement the ban. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) will be
coordinating the implementation exercise, like lodging complaints. |
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