Sindh bans plastic bags from June 15
- 05-May-2025
The Sindh government has decided to enforce a comprehensive ban on the production, sale, and use of plastic bags throughout the province, including Karachi. According to a notification issued by the Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Coastal Development, the ban on plastic bags will come into effect from June 15. The ban will apply […]
Sindh decides to ban use of plastic bags across the province
- 09-Apr-2025
In order to safeguard the environment, the Sindh government has decided to enforce a comprehensive ban on the production, sale, and use of plastic bags throughout the province, including Karachi. According to the Sindh Environment Department, the government has decided to slap ban on plastic bag usage after a formal approval from the provincial cabinet […]
Human remains found in plastic bags near Lasbela
- 03-Dec-2024
KARACHI: Human remains were found packed in two plastic bags near Lasbela Bridge on Tuesday, ARY News reported, quoting rescue officials. As per details, panic prevailed in the area after human remains were found in shopping bags. The rescue teams were alerted, which reached the spot and retrieved the body parts. The rescue officials said […]
Pakistan consumes 55 bln plastic bags annually
- 03-Jul-2024
ISLAMABAD: Chairperson, Senate Standing on Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman on World Plastic Bag Free Day said that the country was consuming 55 billion plastic bags annually at an expected increase by 15 percent in its usage every year. The Chairperson Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change Senator in her message on the International Plastic […]
Complete ban on plastic bags comes into effect
- 05-Jun-2024
LAHORE: A blanket ban on the production, distribution, and trade of plastic has been imposed across Punjab, provincial minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said Wednesday. “Today, in the first stage, a ban has been imposed on plastic bags. It is the government’s policy to ban plastic bags,” the minister told an event in the provincial capital on […]
Complete ban on plastic bags to be enforced from June
- 15-May-2024
LAHORE: The Punjab government reiterated its commitment to eliminate plastic bags, announcing a complete ban on the use of all types of shopping bags and polythene bags from June 6, ARY News reported. Speaking at Punjab Assembly floor today, provincial Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafiq said that the decision has been taken on the […]
Govt imposes ban on carrying gas in plastic bags
- 24-Apr-2024
BANNU: The district administration in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP’s) Bannu has banned carrying gas in plastic bags to avoid any eventuality. According to a notification issued by deputy commissioner office, the ban has been slapped on carrying plastic bags filled with natural gas under Section 144. The administration says that plastic bags filled with gas are […]
Carrying gas in plastic bags banned in Karak
- 13-Nov-2023
KARAK: The district administration of Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has banned carrying gas in plastic bags to avoid any eventuality. The natural gas is put into the bags through a small valve inserted into the mouth of the bags to prevent leakage. The other end of the bags is tied to a stone on the ground […]
Oman environment authority clarifies its ban on single-use plastic bags
- 09-Jan-2021
Oman’s environment authority has issued a clarification on alternatives for single-use plastic bags rendered banned in the Sultanate
Single-use plastic shopping bags banned from 2021
- 03-Nov-2020
The Omani Environment Authority said in a statement, "The decision to ban the use of single-consumption plastic shopping bags will come into effect on January 1, 2021, are you ready?."