The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation today banned use of all plastic bags and sheets in a bid to make the city free of plastic andpollution.
The Corporation had earlier issued orders banning the usage of plastic below 50 microns.
A resolution was passed at the council of the civic body here today, banning use of plastic of above 50 microns.
The municipal corporation generates 5,000 tonnes of garbage every day, of which between 450 and 500 tonnes are plastic, mostly comprising plastic bags, it said.
The decision on the ban was taken in compliance with the Environmental Protection Act 1986, it added.
The resolution has been sent to the state government for approval, said an official press statement here.
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