plastic ban

Water cans will be placed outside every hotel, and people are welcome to fill their water bottles, without shelling out a penny.

This year, as hundreds around them ticked things off their shopping lists, a few Mumbaikars decided to take the road less taken.

Snack manufacturers, like PepsiCo India, ITC and Cavinkare have shown enthusiasm in altering their current ways to meet the plastic ban in various states, including Maharashtra.

BBMP has had enough with the rampant use of plastic at every level, and has decided to act swiftly.

"Companies like PepsiCo should collect back the plastic waste being generated by its brand items by itself or assign some party to do so."

"The ban will be primarily on plastic carry bags, plastic plates, plastic cups, plastic flags, small plastic sachets used in packaging water, among others."

In a detailed interview, the top bureaucrat explains all you need to know about the much-talked-about state-wide plastic ban and its relevance to Mumbai.

A recent incident in one of the government colleges was the trigger for the state department to initiate this move.

On June 23, 2018, Mumbaikars from the Thakur village in Kandivali, performed last rites and organised an official funeral for plastic items to mark the day the Maharashtra plastic ban came into effect.

This unique bank lends citizens steel utensils for functions and occasions free of cost!