Plastic bag ban: Lack of enforcement only obstacle to eco-friendly capital Almost two-and-a-half months after a ban on non-degradable plastic bags officially took effect in the capital, the spirit to adopt environmentally friendly alternatives remains buoyant, yet there is little to show in terms of concrete enforcement steps. The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA), the country’s federal level environmental watchdog, is trying to drum up support from the business community, the provinces and consumers to change the culture of plastic bag use. Financial constraints, however, have limited Pak-EPA’s efforts to raise awareness about the harmful effects of plastic bags to occasional seminars and a largely ineffective “Say NO to plastic bags” campaign. Consequently, shopkeepers and customers in markets around Islamabad have expressed a general lack of awareness about the Prohibition of Non degradable Plastic Bags Regulation 2013, which was notified in January and became effective on April 1. However, when asked if they would prefer to use a plastic bag that causes less harm to the environment, most replied in the affirmative. tribune.pk/story/561132/plastic-bag-ban-lack-of-enforcement-only-obstacle-to-eco-friendly-capital/
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:22:56 +0000
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