Delhi High Court Bans Plastic Bags. Indo-Asian News Service, South Asia, August 8, 2008. "The Delhi High Court Thursday banned the use of plastic bags by shops in the national capital and asked the city government to enforce the ban at the earliest [possible time]... The order came on a public interest suit by environmental activist V.K. Jain, who demanded the use of plastic bags be banned, and contended that these were choking drains and leading to collection of dirty water that, in turn, created breeding grounds for disease... Jain also cited examples of Germany, Singapore and Bangladesh where the ban on plastic bags has been successfully implemented...The court imposed the ban despite a government panel earlier telling the court that [a blanket ban] was not possible."
2008-08-08
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