The Government of Himachal Pradesh on July 30, 2022, issued a notification regarding the imposition of ban on use of plastic carry-bags, non-woven plastic carry bags less than 60 Gram per Square Meter (GSM) and also on certain plastic items having one-time use.
The Government has directed that no person including shopkeepers, vendors, wholesalers, retailers, hawkers, rehariwala, etc. shall import, stock, distribute, sale and use the non-woven carry bags of any size including those more than 60 GSM made of non-biodegradable material as listed in the Schedule appended to the Himachal Pradesh Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1995.
Any person, institution/commercial establishment like educational institutions, offices, hotels, shops, restaurants, sweetshops, dhabas, religious institutions, industrial establishments, banquet halls, etc. causing breach of the aforesaid prohibition shall be liable for the penalties as per the provisions contained in the Act.
The ban on plastic carry bags and non-woven plastic carry bags shall come into force with effect from January 01, 2023.
[Notification No. STE-F-(4)-1/2019-L]
