TS set to ban single-use plastic

The proposals to be presented to the government will look into the types of plastic products to be banned including their thickness, whether use of single use plastics should be allowed at all in the first place and the various pros and cons and systems that need to be in place for effective implementation of such a ban.

The proposals are expected to be submitted to the Chief Minister within the next few days. It may be recalled that in June 2018, the State government issued guidelines to limit plastic usage in Urban Local Bodies in the State, following a directive by



Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao to all Commissioners to curb the plastic menace. 

On Thursday, following the Chief Minister’s announcement, Rama Rao invited suggestions from ‘environmentally-conscious citizens’ for effective implementation of the ban. “Chief Minister has decided single use plastic will be banned in Telangana. Next Cabinet will resolve to implement across all municipalities and villages. I invite suggestions for effective implementation from environmentally conscious citizens,” he tweeted.