Plastic Bags Soon To Be Banned In Islamabad

The final date for plastic bag's prohibition will be announced within 2-3 weeks.

Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 20th April, 2019) Plastic bags will soon be completely banned in Islamabad.

The resolve was expressed in National Assembly Standing Committee on Climate Change.

Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) Secretary Hassan Nasir Jamy briefed the committee on the ministry's plan for implementing ban on plastic bags. He said it was a comprehensive mechanism where the Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) 2013 had been amended and was awaited for final launch.

"We have made all preparations to ban plastic bags in the Federal capital,” he said, adding that we will announce the final date for plastic bag's prohibition within 2-3 weeks.

The provinces will replicate the model to get rid of plastic bags which are the creating a mess everywhere.

There have been detailed consultations with the provincial departments on this matter and all parties have agreed on uniform action against plastic bag proliferation," he added.

Additional Secretary MoCC, Babar Hayat Tarar explained that once the ban would be imposed within a time frame of 2-3 months, the ministry would manage to ensure provision of thick plastic bags of 45 macrons.

He said the Polypropylene and potato starch bags were biodegradable and possible alternates to plastic bag. Every producer of plastic bags would have to give disposal plan whereas later on the 45 macrons plastic bag would also be phased out.