Plastic has been banned from usage completely by government of Tamilnadu and following this, the government also listed out items that can be used as replacement for plastics. Starting from yesterday, the ban on plastic has been implemented by the Tamilnadu government on 14 types of plastics, and people who still continue to use plastic will be punished legally.
The plastics that are banned are as follows: plastics used for packing food, plastic used on dining table, plastic thermocol plates, plastic coated paper plates, plastic coated container cups, plastic tea cups, plastic carry bags, plastic coated carry bags, unweaved bags, and water packets, plastic straw, plastic ropes, plastic bags, are banned.
The replacements suggested by TN government are as follows: banana leaves, aluminium papers, paper rolls, Lotus leaves, glass and metal tumblers, bamboo and tree items, paper straw, cloth and paper bags, ceramic and clay items.
