With the ban on single-use plastic items coming into effect from Tuesday, the Coimbatore Corporation has asked the traders and institutions to hand over the remaining stock of plastics in their possession to the nearest Corporation office.
The task of disposing of or destroying these plastics without harming the environment rests with the Corporation. Hence, it has asked merchants, institutions, hospitals, textile shops to come forward and hand over the leftover plastic materials in their possession to the Public Health Department at the Corporation main office or with the Sanitary or Health Department officials in the five zones of the Coimbatore Corporation. Merchants and traders found in possession of banned plastics will be levied a fine of ₹10,000.
Those involved in the manufacture of one-time use and throwaway plastic items, stockists, and traders will be levied a fine of ₹10,000, retail merchants ₹5,000, roadside vendors ₹2,000, and the public found using plastics will be fined ₹1,000.
Woven bags, saplings distributed
The Y's Men's Club of Coimbatore on Tuesday distributed woven bags and saplings to motorists in the wake of the ban on single-use plastic products.
The club said 1,000 woven bags were distributed among motorists, each with a sapling.
Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore District (Rural) Police, R. Pandiarajan launched the initiative. R. Selvakumar from Y's Men's Club said the initiative aimed at generating awareness on the ban and the need to use alternatives.
The staff from Residency Towers hotel joined the Y's Men's Club in creating awareness. They displayed placards showing alternatives to the plastic products that were banned.