Guntur to enforce ban on plastic carry bags, single-use plastic from August 15
The Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) will enforce a complete ban on plastic carry bags with a thickness of less than 120 microns and on all notified single-use plastic (SUP) items within its limits starting August 15, 2026. This decision comes in accordance with the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change notification GSR No. 571(E) dated August 12, 2021, and the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.Municipal Commissioner K.
- ▪The Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) will enforce a complete ban on plastic carry bags with a thickness of less than 120 microns and on all notified single-use plastic (SUP) items within its limits starting August 15, 2026.
- ▪This decision comes in accordance with the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change notification GSR No.
- ▪571(E) dated August 12, 2021, and the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.Municipal Commissioner K.
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The Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) will enforce a complete ban on plastic carry bags with a thickness of less than 120 microns and on all notified single-use plastic (SUP) items within its limits starting August 15, 2026. This decision comes in accordance with the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change notification GSR No. 571(E) dated August 12, 2021, and the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.Municipal Commissioner K. Mayur Ashok on Monday (July 27, 2026), sought the cooperation of residents, traders, and commercial establishments in implementing the ban to safeguard the environment and maintain urban cleanliness.The Commissioner urged shopkeepers, hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, street vendors, and the general public to completely discontinue the use of plastic…
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