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Govt adds teeth to rules for discouraging plastic use -Vishwa Mohan

-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday notified stringent plastic waste management rules to regulate use of the hazardous material and handle the waste generated by it. Besides, it also banned use of plastic carry bags of less than 50 microns in thickness as against the existing norms of less than 40 microns.

Be it manufacturers, shopkeepers, street vendors or waste generators including individuals, institutions and organisers of big events like political rallies, religious gatherings and marriage or similar other functions, the government under the new rules enlisted certain 'dos' and 'don'ts' for everyone and introduced a concept of "user fee" and "waste management fee" at different levels.

Under the new rules, which are to be implemented within six months, the violators will have to pay penalty for not disposing of plastic waste in the prescribed manner. The amount of fine for the violators will be decided by the local civic bodies.

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