KARACHI: The government of Sindh has banned plastic bags across the province which goes into effect from today.
According to a notification, the provincial government invoked the Sindh Prohibition of Non-degradable Plastic Products and the Sindh Environment Protection Act 2014.
The notification was tweeted by the Senator stating, “The provincial government is pleased to impose a complete ban on the manufacturing, sales, purchase, and use of non-degradable plastic bags of all size.”
Notification banning manufacture, sale and use of non biodegradable plastic/shopping bags in the province has been issued by Sindh Govt #Environment pic.twitter.com/FTHBKxoses
— SenatorMurtaza Wahab (@murtazawahab1) September 30, 2019