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Ban on 28 plastic products across Western Ghats
April 20 , 2025
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- The Madras High Court bans 28 plastic products across Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu.
- The ban would extend from the Nilgiris to Agasthiyar Biosphere in the Kanniya kumari district.
- The ban would apply to all hill stations, sanctuaries and tiger reserves as well.
- The banned products include the single-use plastic bottles used for consuming water/juices, plastic sheets/cling film used for food wrapping, plastic sheets used for spreading on dining tables, plastic plates, plastic-coated paper plates, plastic-coated paper cups, plastic teacups, plastic tumblers, and thermocol cups.
- The Plastic-coated carry bags, non-woven carry bags, water pouches/packets, plastic straws, plastic flags, ear buds with plastic sticks, plastic carry bags of all sizes and thicknesses, candies with plastic sticks, ice-cream with plastic sticks, and polystyrene for decorations were also banned by the High Court.
- The Division Bench said cutleries such as plastic forks, plastic spoons, plastic knives, wrapping or packaging films around sweet boxes, wrapping or packaging films around invitation cards, wrapping or packaging films around cigarette packets, plastic or PVC banners less than 100 microns, and plastic stirrers and trays shall also be banned.
- The judges said that the State government had imposed a blanket ban on single-use plastics across the State in 2018.
- They had ordered the ban of certain plastics in the Nilgiris and Kodaikanal in 2019.
- The judges directed the State government to invoke its powers under the Motor Vehicles Act, 2019.
- Not a single plastic wrapper, sachet, or the packaging material can be strewn in the Nilgiris, Kodaikanal hills, and the entire Western Ghats.
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