PR No. 151
2nd MEETING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF POLYTHENE BAGS REGULATIONS, 2019
Islamabad: February 17, 2020

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam has urged to stop using plastic bags, for being unhealthy and unfriendly towards the environment. He made the remarks while chairing the second meeting on implementation of polythene bags regulations, 2019 held in Ministry of Climate Change, Islamabad. Malik Amin Aslam urged the participants to arrange cleanliness campaign, public awareness drive and enforcement of laws, especially in urban area of Islamabad. The representatives of Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA), Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICT) and Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) were present during the meeting. The representatives presented their inputs and affirmed to stop using polythene bag in public, and to ensure the infringements would be fined strictly. They apprised the Adviser about a large number of polythene bags confiscated by implementation teams and fines/penalties collected to-date. The Advisor said the government was working to implement a complete ban on the use of polyethylene bags and its manufacturing, trading and sale in Islamabad.
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