Environment Advisor Inaugurates Program for Alternative to Polythene Bags in Superstores
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, has urged the public to use alternatives to polythene shopping bags, stressing the importance of stopping polythene usage to protect the environment. She called on shoppers, sellers, and the general public to comply with the government’s decision to introduce alternatives to polythene bags in superstores, effective from 1 October.
Environment Advisor made these remarks while inaugurating the program for the use of alternative shopping bags at Agora and Meena Bazar superstores in the capital on Tuesday, 1 October. Rizwana Hasan emphasized that the campaign is solely focused on eliminating polythene shopping bags.
She further stated that from 1 October, no one will be allowed to bring or receive po...