MADIKERI: Members of the Madikeri City Municipal Council (CMC) and students from various institutions took out a jatha here on Monday urging citizens to refrain from using plastic.
“Use of plastic has been banned in Madikeri city,” CMC president P.D. Ponnappa declared at the start of the jatha. He appealed to shopkeepers and customers to shun plastic and, instead, use cloth bags to carry items. Madikeri Rotary Club office-bearers too joined the initiative, and students raised slogans and carried placards.
The CMC would initiate action against those found selling plastic material such as bags, plates or cups, Mr. Ponnappa warned. The environment should be preserved for posterity.
Plastic is a toxic, non-biodegradable material that damages soil fertility and prevents water ingression into the land. Burning of plastic affects the ozone layer. Plastic bags also kill cattle when they eat it,
Mr. Ponnappa said. He appealed to the citizens to collect plastic at home and send it over for recycling. Various organisations, particularly the trading community, should join hands with the CMC to stop the use of plastic, he said.
The jatha went around the city distributing handbills.
“Use of plastic has been banned in Madikeri city,” CMC president P.D. Ponnappa declared at the start of the jatha. He appealed to shopkeepers and customers to shun plastic and, instead, use cloth bags to carry items. Madikeri Rotary Club office-bearers too joined the initiative, and students raised slogans and carried placards.
The CMC would initiate action against those found selling plastic material such as bags, plates or cups, Mr. Ponnappa warned. The environment should be preserved for posterity.
Plastic is a toxic, non-biodegradable material that damages soil fertility and prevents water ingression into the land. Burning of plastic affects the ozone layer. Plastic bags also kill cattle when they eat it,
Mr. Ponnappa said. He appealed to the citizens to collect plastic at home and send it over for recycling. Various organisations, particularly the trading community, should join hands with the CMC to stop the use of plastic, he said.
The jatha went around the city distributing handbills.
1 comments:
A good thought, its high time that we change and teach. I have come across few places where they use cloth bag, as its recycleable. The shop keepers charge for the bag but its worth.
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