Plastic ban in Tamil Nadu

Plastic manufacturers in T.N. move Madras High Court, say local manufacturers put at disadvantage due to State regulations

The manufacturers have said they are unable to obtain the Extended Producers’ Liability authorisation from the Central Pollution Control Board, due to T.N.’s refusal to provide ‘consent to operate’ certificates after the imposition of the plastics ban; this has allowed manufacturers from other States an advantage, and plastics continue to be brought into T.N. from elsewhere, they said

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Chennai Corporation collects over ₹19 lakh penalty from vendors using banned plastics

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Three years after ban, single-use plastics still in rampant use across Chennai

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Vendors switch to eco-friendly material for a cleaner Marina, but questions remain on cleanliness

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Madras High Court campus to become plastic-free zone from November 10

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38% of shops violate plastic ban, says a Corporation survey in 15 zones

Use of banned single-use plastics on the rise in Coimbatore city

TNPCB sets up control room to enforce ban on single-use plastics

Complete overhaul: The government has banned the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of all identified single-use plastic items with effect from July 1.

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Officials seized one ton of plastic bags from the factory in Abdullapuram on Tuesday.

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‘Govt. mulls banning plastics for pre-packed goods too’

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The one MW solar power plant that the Coimbatore Corporation has installed at Ukkadam in the city.

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District Collector A. Shanmuga Sundaram at the launch of the reverse vending machine in Vellore.

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Plastic bags at a flower vendor’s shop in Tiruchi on Monday.

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Green drive: Corporation officials raiding a roadside shop at the NSC Bose Road.

Chennai corporation raids 1,831 shops for banned plastics

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