Due to the ban on single-use plastics in Punjab, officials have ordered a stop to plastic packaging at Lahore and Islamabad airports.
Imran Hameed Sheikh, the Director General of Environment, informed airport authorities that using plastic wrapping sheets for packing bags is now prohibited due to the high amount of plastic waste it generates.
Sheikh added that the Punjab Environmental Protection Department is enforcing the plastic bag ban across the province. Special squads have carried out 29,757 inspections, seizing 12,849 kilograms of plastic bags less than 75 microns thick.
According to the department’s spokesperson, last month, special teams conducted 29,757 raids. 2,195 raids were in provincial capitals, where 1,049 kilograms of plastic bags were confiscated.
Previously, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Punjab launched a major crackdown across the province. They conducted 10,873 inspections and confiscated 6,627 kilograms of plastic bags that were below 75 microns, according to Express Tribune.
Okay it’s good to reduce our plastic usage as much as possible, but do they recommend an alternative in this case? Or will there be no packing available from now on?