Officials issue strict ban that will have big impact on consumers' shopping habits: 'Surprise checks are being carried out'

Officials issue strict ban that will have big impact on consumers' shopping habits: 'Surprise checks are being carried out'

A region in northeast India has banned single-use plastic bags and is taking strong steps to enforce the restrictions. Northeast News reports that officials in Eastern West Khasi Hills, a district within the state of Meghalaya, have banned the manufacture, import, sale, and use of plastic bags thinner than 120 microns, or roughly one-tenth of a millimeter. The region has also formed a task force, made up of members of the local government, pollu…