JMC seizes 10 kg single use plastic

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 20: Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) today seized around 10 kg single use plastic/polythene from various business establishments.
To check the illegal use of single use plastic/polythene, a team of JMC including officers/officials from Health Section conducted an intensive drive in all the three zones and randomly inspected business establishments. During checking, around 10 kg single use plastic/polythene was seized from various establishments and fine to the tune of Rs 21,000 were realized from the defaulters.
Further, the Health Officer JMC has appealed the general public to extend their cooperation in curbing the illegal use of single use plastic/polythene which is a penalizing offence under Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 read with J&K byelaws SWM 2019.