The Hindu 29.01.2014
‘Follow rules on plastic bags’
The Coimbatore Corporation on Tuesday asked
manufacturers, wholesale and retail sellers and consumers of plastic
bags to follow rules or face severe action. At a meeting convened at the
Corporation Kalaiarangam, Commissioner G. Latha said that the civic
body had convened the meeting seeking their support in handling plastic
waste and also asking them to follow the rules.
She
said that as per the rules, the plastic bag manufacturers should not
manufacture bags less than 40 micron and have the Tamil Nadu Pollution
Control Board registration number and details on bags that were more
than 40 micron thick.
The Coimbatore District Plastic
Manufacturers Association’s president V.K. Balu, wanted the Corporation
to create more awareness among the public saying that they should be
taught to not mix the plastics and degradable waste.
M.
Mohamed Rafi of plastics recyclers association asked the Corporation to
create a facility so that the association’s members could collect
plastics for recycling.
Mayor S.M. Velusamy said that
the civic body was committed to reducing plastics in the city. Deputy
Mayor Leelavathi Unni, Deputy Commissioner S. Sivarasu, senior officials
and councillors participated in the function.