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TN: 100 kg of plastic carry bags seized during raids in Madurai flower mar
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Raids were carried out across flower market here today and around 100 kgs of plastic bags, which were banned in the state, was seized, police said.
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Tripura: Vegetable vendors in Agartala join hands against use of plastic b
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Sept 8 (ANI): As the country gears up to impose a nationwide ban on single-use plastic bags on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the vegetable sellers in Agartala have joined hands to eliminate the use of plastic bags.
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Biodegradable plastic bags can still carry load after 3 years in soil, sea
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 29 (ANI): Biodegradable and compostable plastic bags are capable of carrying full loads of shopping even after being exposed to the natural environment for three years, a new study shows.
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Odisha bans polythene in 6 cities
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Nov 2 (ANI): Following a month-long deadline of an awareness campaign against the use of polythene and plastic bags, the Odisha government has banned the use of polythene in six major cities of the state.
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Dry ice, not infants skeletons found in plastic bags: Kolkata police
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Sept 03 (ANI): The Police has rejected reports of skeletons of 14 infants being found in plastic bags in Kolkata and clarified that no human tissue but some dry ice have been recovered from the packets.
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Mizoram women striving towards eco-friendly plastic alternatives
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mizoram [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Mizoram is known for its efforts to preserve and protect the green cover from the hazardous use of plastics that are proving to be carcinogenic for the environment. The state recently held a day-long camp to cut down the usage of plastic bags and to make paper
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UP directs immediate ban plastic bags below 50 microns
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government has directed a ban on the use of plastic bags below 50 microns with immediate effect from July 15.
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This family not using plastic bags since years to preserve environment
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 5 (ANI): Setting an example for everyone on World Environment Day, a family from Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district has stopped using plastic bags to keep the planet clean and green.
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Maharashtra bans plastic bags, becomes 18th state to do so
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar. 25 (ANI): The Maharashtra government has imposed a complete ban on plastic carry bags and thermocol cutlery, becoming the 18th state of the country to impose such ban.
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MP: Man cremates wife using 'garbage' after unable to pay for wo
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept.5 (ANI): In another case of apathy, a tribal man from Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch area was forced to cremate his wife using garbage, tyres, and plastic bags after the crematorium turned him down as he was unable to pay Rs.2500 for the wood to be used
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