Punjab Government to strictly implement The Punjab Plastic Bags (Manufacture, Usage and Disposal) Control Act

18-Apr-11

The Punjab Government has decided to strictly implement ‘The Punjab Plastic Bags (Manufacture, Usage and Disposal) Control Act’, prohibiting the manufacture, disposal and usage of polythene bags from virgin plastic of thickness not less than 30 micron and size not less than 8 X 12 inches and of a colour other than specified. The Council of Minister look forward to a strict implementation of the ban from May 1, 2011. Every manufacturer of polythene would print on each carry bag his name, address, registration number, size, thickness and nature of plastic and codification as per IS :14534 :1998. The Act specified that no person would throw in any drain, ventilation shaft, pipe and fitting connected with private or public drainage or at any public place or in any place open to public view any non-biodegradable garbage or plastic or biodegradable garbage in a non-biodegradable bag. The violation of the act by the manufacturer, carrier, user or unauthorised disposal of the polythene would attract imprisonment up to three months.