PANJIM: Imposing complete ban on manufacturing of plastic carry bags below 50 micron, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has directed all industrial units producing plastic carry bags or recycled plastic bags, to register with the Board within 30 days.
A public notice has been issued by the GSPCB, following directions from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to take action against the defaulting units as per the provisions of the Plastic Waste Management Rules 2018 that includes closure of their operations and levying environmental compensation.
The GSPCB was asked to identify the brand owners or producers of manufacturing carry bags or recycled plastic bags or multi-layered packaging units operating without registration from the GSPCBs.
Accordingly, the Board has now asked all such units to make application for necessary registration and consent under Water and Air Act with them within 30 days.
“No unit can indulge in manufacturing of plastic carry bags or recycled plastic bags multi-layered packaging, without registering with the GSPCB,” the notice issued on Tuesday, mentioned.
“No unit will manufacture plastic carry bags below 50 micron,” it added.
“Under Rule 13 (1) of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, no person shall manufacture carry bags or recycled plastic bags or multi-layered packaging unless the person has obtained a registration from the SPCB or the Pollution Control Committees of the UT, as the case may be, prior to the commencement of production,” the CPCB had said in its directions issued on September 10.
