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Karachi June 7, 2021 There will be an alternative to plastic. But not soon. Not if you suggest replacing it with a Rs150 cotton bag, for that is not a sustainable option and the cost alone will deter people from shifting to it completely. However, even though not soon, there will be a sustainable and safer detour. We are currently in a transition phase of finding an alternative to plastic with an understanding that the alternative has its own ramifications. Horticulturist Tofiq Pasha made these remarks on Sunday during a discussion that was titled ‘World Environment Day — The Decade of Ecosystem Restoration’ and held at his farmhouse in Malir.
Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited (EPCL) plans to establish a Circular Plastics Institute (CPI), a not-for-profit think tank, to promote research and