CHENNAI: As the government struggles to implement the ban on single-use plastic, non-woven bags flooding markets as cheap alternatives are the new menace.None of the 22 manufacturers of such bags ...

While plastic carry bags were sold in terms of number of pieces, non-woven bags are sold in kilograms, at Rs120 per kg. A kilogram of smaller carry bags of the size 10X13 inches has 130 pieces ...

Concerned over the rampant use of environmentally hazardous ‘non-woven’ plastic carry bags across the State, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to impose a complete ban on its use ...

The court also noted that many State governments, including Odisha, Puducherry, Haryana, Delhi, had banned single-use plastic but such a ban did not extend to non-woven bags of 60 GSM and above.

Kerala HC quashes ban on manufacture, use of non-woven bags of 60 GSM The petitioners contended that the Centre had amended the Plastic Waste Management Rules in August 12, 2021, which had banned ...