14/08/2015
Please avoid plastic bags whenever possible so our home Chennai remains Clean & Beautiful!
Chennai to ban thin plastic from August 15, fine violators.
CHENNAI, from August 15 enforce a strict ban on plastic bags and other polymer-based items with a thickness of less than 40 microns.
In the Swachh Bharat rankings that the ministry of urban development recently released, placed at 61 among 476 cities. The city generates a total of 5,000 tonnes of waste every day. The corporation's abortive attempts at source segregation have not helped matters. High costs recently forced the corporation to shelve its plan to collect segregated garbage from households in four zones, , , and .
More Info: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-to-ban-thin-plastic-from-Aug-15-fine-violators/articleshow/48475047.cms?from=mdr