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Besides shopkeepers, citizens to be fined for flouting ban on plastic bags
Retailers and general public violating the ban will be fined Rs10,000 and Rs5,000 respectively, says official
APP
March 09, 2021
ISLAMABAD:
A joint enforcement team comprising Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA), Ministry of Climate Change and Islamabad Capital Territory Administration on Tuesday fined Rs25,000 to the shopkeepers flouting plastic bags ban, strictly reimposed by the government by March 1.
It also impounded 100 kilogrammes plastic bags besides sealing a shop selling polythene bags during inspection in Bhara Kahu and G-9 Markaz (Karachi Company), the Pak-EPA in a tweet said.
An official of the ministry told APP that the plastic bags were the major source of serious environmental pollution equally damaging human health, wildlife and biodiversity.