Patna: Leftover Plastics Incinerated; Cloth & Paper Bags Find Many Takers
Patna: Shopkeepers and city residents are going eyeing for an alternative like cloth, paper and jute bags because plastic ban has been implemented in cities.
Most of the shopkeepers in the urban areas claimed that plastic bags were affordable and get available easily.
The owner of a confectionary on Boring Road “Ashok Mantani” told “We have started providing paper bags for small items and recyclable polypropylene bags for bulk items. Customers have to pay for both bags.”
An owner of grocery shop Mukesh Shrivastava at Lalji Tola, is charging Rs. 5 for each customers who need bags to carry goods. He said, “I have stopped giving items in plastic bags and am using cloth bags. My wife and child helped me make bags of 60 using old torn clothes.”
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