‘Huge inconvenience’Farah Azhar, a housewife and resident of New Friends Colony, said: “I am assuming there’s a total ban on plastic bags as the specific limitation is not found in the market. People have to be educated about the harmful, adverse and long-term effects of plastic bags. Everyone can’t buy a ₹10 jute or cloth bag.”Meanwhile, those in the plastic manufacturing business said that around 25% of plastic bags would be removed from Delhi following the implementation of the latest direction by the NGT. “We already use plastic that is below 50 microns, but we will have to see how this latest order works,” said Bhrama, who runs a road-side eatery at ITO. He added that he wasn’t sure how the order will be implemented, “We can’t do without plastic covers.

Source: The Hindu August 11, 2017 20:03 UTC