Online registration of plastic producers, suppliers in Punjab

Lahore: The Punjab government has decided to online register the plastic manufacturers, suppliers and recyclers in the province.

Senior Minister Punjab Marriyum Aurangzeb said that it has been decided to register plastic producers, suppliers, and recyclers online in the province, which will collect data on the plastic industry in one place.

The Minister for Environmental Protection stated that the aim is to make the supply side of plastic a complete part of the formal economy which will control environmental pollution and also increase transparency in the economy.

Marriyum Aurangzeb added that action is being taken against polythene bags with a volume of less than 75 microns. Notices have been issued to nine factories manufacturing plastic bags for violation, while anti-plastic squads are inspecting food points, markets, and shops, taking strict steps to eliminate the use of plastic bags, and shopkeepers have been directed to use alternative eco-friendly bags.

The senior minister further said that actions will continue to ensure a ban on plastic bags and the Department of Environmental Protection will intensify the anti-plastic campaign and crackdown from December 10.