The menace of plastic in the state truely came to fore when thin plastic bags choked the
drains and caused water logging during the 2005 floods in Mumbai. In the aftermath of the
incident, the government proposed a complete ban on plastics but later decided to ban only
bags of thickness less than 50 microns. Plastic degrades slowly which means it remains in the
environment for a long time and is known to release toxic substances. However it may be a
long time before plastic is completely banned in the state due to its widespread utility. But the
anti-palstic movement is getting stream in cities such as, Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur. Where
*say no to plastic' campaign have led to various citizens carrying cloth or paper bags for
grocery and general shopping, while at the policy level, Mahabaleshwar recently issued a
blanket ban on plastic usage in the hill station.
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The menace of plastic in the state truly came to the fore when thin plastic bags choked the
drains and caused water logging during the 2005 floods in Mumbai. In the aftermath of
the incident, the government proposed a complete ban on plastics but later decided to
ban only bags of thickness less than 50 microns. Plastic degrades slowly which means it
remains in the environment for a long time and is known to release toxic substances.
However, it may be a long time before plastic is completely banned in the state due to its
widespread utility. But the anti-plastic movement is gaining stream in cities such as
Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur where ‘Say no to plastic’ campaigns have led to various
citizens carrying cloth or paper bags for grocery and general shopping, while at the policy
level, Mahableshwar recently issued a blanket ban on plastic usage in the hill station.
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when did the meance of plastic in the state truly come to the fore