Bengal bans plastic bags below 75 microns of thickness from July 1

He said that a sum of 1,026 plastic convey sack producing organizations in the state have been given this guidance.

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has chosen to boycott the utilization of plastic sacks under 75 microns of thickness in the state from July 1, Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Firhad Hakim said on Tuesday.

He said that a sum of 1,026 plastic convey sack producing organizations in the state have been given this guidance.

“The utilization of plastic packs under 75 microns of thickness will be prohibited in West Bengal from July 1. Anyone utilizing plastic underneath that level will be fined,” Hakim told correspondents.

He said that the Central Pollution Control Board has set a rule on the thickness of plastic parcels, forbidding the utilization of plastic convey packs and coverings having thickness under 75 microns from July 1.

“We have coursed the notice across offices and implementing organizations,” the priest said.

From July 1, venders will be fined Rs 500 while buyers need to hack up Rs 50 on the off chance that they are found utilizing plastic parcels with a thickness under 75 microns, he said.

As per an authority of the metropolitan improvement division, there is uncontrolled utilization of exceptionally meager plastic packs overlooking limitations and the public authority has now chosen to make a severe move in such manner.