Customers and shopkeepers resort to dumping garbage in one part of the Jayanagar shopping complex. A heap of waste is being thrown by shopkeepers and customers in the corner of the old block of the Jayanagar shopping complex. The majority of the waste was plastic, hazardous, and sanitary. Also, there was human waste in the […]
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Consumers tend to shift towards clay products after the plastic ban in the city By Saloni Arora Bengaluru, Jan. 31, 2019. After years of loss, artisans have started making a profit in pottery making – it has more than doubled since last year. Each artisan used to earn about 500-600 rupees per day. With the ban […]
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The Karnataka Forest Department has banned the usage of plastic bags in nurseries. Bengaluru, Nov. 22, 2018 By Virendra Singh Recently implemented, the drive is yet to be enforced. Bengaluru has some areas known for nurseries and horticulture practices, such as Siddapura and Lalbagh. Some nursery owners are saying that they have not been informed […]
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Plastic bags are still being sold illegally in Bangalore. Bangalore, Nov. 20, 2018. After the plastic ban, paper and cloth bags manufacturers are seeing profit in Bangalore. But, as paper bags are costly, the supermarkets are rising their prices. Uma Ravi, who goes to supermarkets regularly, “I will anyways not support plastic, because they are harmful, […]
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