‘Govt to introduce new policy for plastic bags’

Raja Basharat says the government will incorporate the reforms introduced by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

LAHORE: Punjab Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Social Welfare Minister Raja Basharat stated the Punjab government will introduce a new policy regarding plastic bags by incorporating the reforms introduced by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting held at the Punjab Environment Department’s office on Wednesday. He claimed that the issue regarding the material, size and thickness of plastic bags has been settled with the manufacturers’ association.

However, the technical and scientific panel is also being formed for further recommendations.

Punjab Environment Minister Mohammad Rizwan, Environment Secretary Salman Ejaz and other officials were also present at the meeting. The minister said that plastic bags in their present form are posing a grave risk to the environment and human health.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 3^rd, 2019.