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The major difficulties faced by the respondents include shopkeepers not providing bags for carrying items

Lack of alternatives drive people to plastic'

This year, India has pledged to ban all single-use plastics by 2022 and also plans to introduce a campaign against...

22 Jun 2018 6:55 AM IST

A lot of plastic ends up at Dadar beach from Worli village.

Civic body, NGO members collect trash in Worli village

During the trial period itself, the group has collected around 30kg plastic waste from 300 homes and shops.

22 Jun 2018 1:46 AM IST

A bin where plastic has to be disposed.

Carrying plastic can land you in prison

The state government, on the occasion of Gudi Padva, announced a ban on several plastic items.

22 Jun 2018 1:29 AM IST

Manish needs alternate packeging material

Plight after plastic ban

Cloud of panic takes over the city after blanket plastic ban, putting small traders in a sticky situation. But what...

30 Jun 2018 6:15 AM IST

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Plastic ban: BMC inspectors seek police protection

A top civic official admitted that the jittery officials have sought police protection for the plastic ban...

29 Jun 2018 2:29 AM IST

Mantralaya flouting all plastic ban norms

The Railways and other government offices are also not strictly implementing the plastic ban even though action has been...

28 Jun 2018 6:05 AM IST

According to the officials of AHAR, nearly 40 per cent of their business depends on parcels.

Plastic ban: Delivery cost of food to rise 25 per cent

Restaurants are suffering 30 per cent loss due to ban on one-time plastic items.

28 Jun 2018 5:09 AM IST

Some eateries are even contemplating over keeping monetary deposits.

Hit by plastic ban, restaurants opt for steel, clay utensils to...

As curry items remain a sour point in takeaway orders, biryani delivered in eco-friendly clay pots are in huge demand.

28 Jun 2018 5:04 AM IST

BMC seized 972 kgs of banned plastic and a fine of Rs 10.50 lakh from offenders.

Plastic ban is a campaign to raise election funds, says Raj Thackeray

He also slammed environment minister Ramdas Kadam for making personal comments and asked him to be responsible for his...

27 Jun 2018 2:37 AM IST

The plastic ban order of the Maharashtra government is likely to make nearly 3,00,000 people jobless as industry urged the government to come out with a solution, an industry official said here.

BMC accused of extortion while levying fine

They have alleged that even the permitted items are being fined by the civic officials.

27 Jun 2018 2:35 AM IST

The plastic ban order of the Maharashtra government is likely to make nearly 3,00,000 people jobless as industry urged the government to come out with a solution, an industry official said here.

Plastic ban causes 50 pc loss to kirana businesses across Maharashtra

The Retailers Association of India blamed the situation to the prevailing confusion in the market.

26 Jun 2018 11:30 AM IST

The plastic ban order of the Maharashtra government is likely to make nearly 3,00,000 people jobless as industry urged the government to come out with a solution, an industry official said here.

Plastic ban causes 50 per cent drop in business'

Calling the ban discriminatory, the association stated that as many as 2,500 members have to shut their shop now.

26 Jun 2018 1:31 AM IST