PM says journey to reduce plastic waste started

PM urged provincial govts, public to join govt in reducing and helping beat plastic pollution in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD:

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said the government had kick-started Pakistan’s journey to reduce plastic waste.

In a tweet, he said, “Today, we have kick-started Pakistan’s journey to reduce plastic waste as the federal cabinet approved the ‘Single Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations 2023’ on World Environment Day. The new regulation will phase out single-use plastic items throughout Islamabad.”

“As a reflection of our commitment to fighting pollution, all the federal government entities, including the Prime Minister’s Office have been directed to be the front-runners and strictly use only refillable water containers from today onwards. I urge all provincial governments and the public at large to join us in reducing and help to beat plastic pollution in Pakistan,” he added.