The ban on illegal plastic carry bags has failed to serve its purpose as its use has continued to grow in the city. In the last three years, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has seized nearly 5000 kgs of illegal plastic bags and collected a fine of more than Rs 1.5 crore.According to civic officials, the BMC has registered 3052 cases of the use of illegal plastic carry bags in last three years from 2014-2016. Apart from seizing 4805 kgs of bags, it levied a fine of Rs 1.5 crore on shopkeepers and hawkers for the use of banned plastic bags.Mumbai daily generates 7,500 metric tonnes of garbage, a significant share of which contains plastic. The clogging of drains due to plastic carry bags was one of the prime reasons for the 26/7 deluge in 2005, in which the entire city came to a standstill and over thousand people lost their lives. Following the floods, plastic carry bags under the thickness of 50 microns and size under 8x12 inches were banned by the State Government under the Maharashtra Non-biodegradable Garbage Control (MNBGC) Act.The violation of this act would invite a penalty of Rs 5000 and Rs 10,000 for the first and second offence. The following offences will https://www.yongfengchina.com/ be liable for the punishment of Rs 25,000 fine and imprisonment of three months.Despite the ban, plastic carry bags are easily available all over the place in the city. The clandestine supply of carry bags from neighbouring cities has further added to the plastic menace in the city.Civic officials have blamed it on the illegal supply of banned plastic carry bags from neighbouring cities. "Despite the ban, carry bags are supplied from neighbouring cities like Diu, Daman, Silvassa, Vasai, Dahanu etc. We have formed squads to take action against the banned carry bags," said a senior civic official.

Mumbai: An international software portal named Onalytica has rated https://www.yongfengchina.com/product/automobile-series/ Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis — whose government last week enforced a ban on plastic in the state — as the "second biggest global influencer" against the plastic menace, next only to Eric Solheim, executive director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).Mr Fadnavis said, "The plastic ban is important to protect the environment. We urge citizens to contribute in our efforts. We are committed to environment-friendly development."The "top 10 influencers" include lawyer Afroz Shah, who has spearheaded the massive Versova Beach clean-up; and Bollywood actress Dia Mirza, who is working to create awareness about plastic pollution. Thanks to a yearlong drive helmed by Mr Shah, the Versova Beach has been cleared of 6.2 million kg of plastic. The drive, conducted in 2017, included 116 clean-up exercises involving 50,000 volunteers, many of whom were children. In a celebratory tweet, Mr Shah thanked Onalytica for discussing the issue of plastic pollution.Onalytica has arrived at the rankings on the basis of leaders and citizens influencing the masses on the critical issue of plastic pollution through social networking sites and media.

According to the portal, only 24 per cent of all the plastic around the world gets recycled, leaving 3.8 million tonne of waste which end up in landfillswith three trillion pieces of plastic clogging the oceans. A note by Onalytica read, "This is such an important issue; we were very interested in discovering the top influencers, brands and publications discussing plastic pollution on social media.What follows is the top 50 in each category, including a network map of the online conversations."