Can't abandon single-use plastic until inflow is stopped, say vendors
Our Correspondent Kohima, Sep. 17 (EMN): Barely three months after the Nagaland government banned single-use plastic (SUP) items in the state, the prohibited items have started resurfacing in the state capital of late. Citizens have been observed carrying plastic bags after purchasing goods and other items from street vendors, vegetable vendors, and convenience stores, irrespective of gender. A shopkeeper, who wished not to be named, told Eastern Mirror that even after the government banned single-use plastic, there is still an inflow of supply from wholesalers and there are some agencies that...
Source: easternmirrornagaland.com