
‘Steps being taken to introduce alternatives to plastic bags’
The Hindu
Minister for Information and Publicity M.P. Saminathan said on Monday that the State government has been taking efforts to introduce biodegradable alternatives to plastic bags. He along with Minister
Minister for Information and Publicity M.P. Saminathan said on Monday that the State government has been taking efforts to introduce biodegradable alternatives to plastic bags.
He along with Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare N. Kayalvizhi Selvaraj launched the mass cleaning exercise of the Tiruppur Corporation at Ward No. 56 in Zone-IV on Monday. Speaking to mediapersons, he said that the usage of plastic bags is particularly high in Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode districts as these were industry-heavy regions. The biodegradable alternatives will be introduced in a “step-by-step” fashion and efforts were on to study whether the existing plastic waste could be used in laying of roads, Mr. Saminathan said.