Page 60 - Plastics News October 2016

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Wayanad bans plastic Vadakara to eradicate plastic
waste
The Wayanad district administration has decided to ban
the use and supply of plastic products such as carry bags, The Vadakara municipality, in Kozhikode is set to
disposable plates, thermocol disposable plates, and plastic eradicateplastic waste from its premise through
disposable tumblers in the district from October 2. The a month long awareness
and action drive. Minister
ban order was issued by District for local self government
Collector Kesavendrakumar K T Jaleel formally
invoking Section 133 of the inauguratede the special
Code of Criminal Procedure, project titled 'CARMA-2016'
1973, which empowers the (Clean City-in Association
district magistrate to prohibit with Residents', and Merchants' Associations). The
or regulate any trade or month-long activity will cover shops and spreading
occupation or keeping of any awareness on the need to abandon plastic plates,
goods or merchandise if it disposable glass and plastic carry bags. The plan is to
is injurious to the health and physical comfort of the declare Vadakara as 'Ente Vadakara Sundara Vadakara'
community. A District Development Committee meeting (My Vadakara, Beautiful Vadakara) on November 1.
on July 30 resolved that action should be taken to make
the district plastic free from October 2.

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