In Ahmedabad, 5,629 units sealed in a year

Ahmedabad: In the last year, the AMC intensified its actions against banned plastics to combat pollution.
Between June 2023 and May this year, the civic body seized and destroyed 32,544 kg of banned plastics. The AMC also sealed 5,629 units for violating regulations. In the same period, the AMC issued 61,672 notices to violators and collected fines worth Rs 4.32 crore.
On Dec 14, the AMC sealed a plastic manufacturing unit in Odhav that was making banned plastic spoons.The authorities seized 1,345kg of prohibited materials from the premises. In raids on Oct 28 last year, the solid waste management department sealed three factories making banned plastic cups and bowls. Twelve tonned tonnes of banned plastics were seized.
“Ahmedabad has imposed a complete ban on plastic bags thinner than 120 microns and single-use plastic items. In 2023, fines of Rs 4.32 crore were collected for use of using banned plastic,” said Vijay Mistry, in-charge director of the AMC's Solid Waste Management Department.
Mistry further said, “The ban on plastic bags thinner than 120 microns was implemented by the state govt in Dec last year under the Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016.”