Amritsar (Punjab), March 29: As part of a joint drive by Punjab Pollution Control Board and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), plastic bags will be replaced by biodegradable ones in the Golden Temple, holiest Sikh shrine, from April 01.Punjab officially banned plastic bags in 2016. However, they continue to be widely used in view of absence of an alternative. Approximately 265 quintals of plastic bags are used at the Golden Temple every year.The plastic bags will be replaced by biodegradable ones. Meanwhile, the government has also allowed the import the raw material to be used for manufacturing the new eco-friendly bags. Unlike plastic bags, which take years to decompose, the biodegradable bags can be used to enrich soil post use.A 2015 report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said Indian cities produced more than 15,000 tonnes of plastic waste every day. Of this, 9,000 tonnes was collected and processed, while the rest littered the streets and drains, or was dumped in landfill.
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