Action against polythene bags manufacturers planned.

MULTAN -- The Environmental Protection Department (EDP) has decided to take action against polythene bags manufacturers and illegal recycling of hospital waste.

EDP Assistant Director Hameed Akhtar, talking to reporter, said on Sunday that the department had made a plan to counter the problem as per the clean and green Punjab index (CGPI).

He said that they would take action against manufacturers of polythene bags under the Punjab polythene Bag Ordinance 2002, adding that they would checked polythene bags at shops first then a drive would be launched against manufacturers as per the ordinance production and sale of black polythene bags and below 15 micron were prohibited.

He said that they were also going to take action against illegal recycling and processing of hospital waste under the hospital waste management rules 2014.

He said that there...

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