Bengaluru to implement strict ban on single-use plastic

New Delhi: Starting October 2, India is set to impose a nationwide ban on single-use plastics from cities and villages, in an attempt to revive its rank from among the world’s most polluted. Government officials on Wednesday suggested that at least 6 out all the single-use plastics will be banned from October.

As a result, there will be a strict restriction on the use of plastic bags, cups, plates, small bottles, straws and certain types of sachets, said a government official.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been making efforts to scrap harmful plastics in India by 2022. Interestingly, the decision to ban the plastic items will be implemented on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, that is, October 2.