Action against plastic bags use: 92 premises sealed; Rs6.31m fines imposed

Action against plastic bags use: 92 premises sealed; Rs6.31m fines imposed

This representational image shows polythene bags. — Unsplash/FileLAHORE:Anti-plastic squads of Environmental Protection Agency have completed one lakh inspections from June 2024.A spokesperson for the agency said the plastic bag free campaign in Punjab was launched from June 5, 2024 under...

NJ Republican Proposes Repealing State’s Ban on Plastic Bags, Straws  - Insider NJ

Bergen County lawmaker, Assemblyman John Azzariti Jr., is the first to introduce legislation repealing the state’s 2020 law banning single-use plastics and paper bags. The bill follows President Donald Trump’s executive order to bring back plastic straws and studies demonstrating how reusable bags actually increased waste in New Jersey. “New Jersey implemented[...]