COIMBATORE: The civic body will quickly sell biodegradable plastic baggage at stalls to be arrange inside the company premises to popularise the similar a number of the public.
Under the good city mission, the civic body had held conferences with the hotelier association, catering association, corporates, marriage hall homeowners, small shop homeowners and city residents to create consciousness about biodegradable baggage that are soluble in sizzling water.
"We are getting enquires about the bags. People want to be part of the change, but do not know how to get these bags. To introduce them in the market, we will set up a stall inside the corporation campus. All the alternative products for plastic will be available there. It will be a one-stop shop," said an respectable.
The first stall shall be arrange inside of the main company development campus at Town Hall in a few weeks, a supply showed. For this, officers have gained the nod from town company commissioner, K Vijakarthikeyan. He instructed TOI that the stall shall be arrange quickly. "The bags will be sold at the same rates they are purchased at," he said.
Apart from the bio-degradable baggage, spoons, cups and different possible choices shall be for sale on the stalls. "The cost of bags will range between Rs 1.90 and Rs 6. People who are looking for alternatives for other plastic items such as cups can also find them in the stall," said an respectable. Regular programmes shall be held at temples, marriage ceremony halls and different public occasions to create consciousness on these possible choices as smartly.
Once it becomes in style, the luggage shall be sold at each and every shop and the civic body might arrange stalls in all company offices, the respectable added.
Under the good city mission, the civic body had held conferences with the hotelier association, catering association, corporates, marriage hall homeowners, small shop homeowners and city residents to create consciousness about biodegradable baggage that are soluble in sizzling water.
"We are getting enquires about the bags. People want to be part of the change, but do not know how to get these bags. To introduce them in the market, we will set up a stall inside the corporation campus. All the alternative products for plastic will be available there. It will be a one-stop shop," said an respectable.
The first stall shall be arrange inside of the main company development campus at Town Hall in a few weeks, a supply showed. For this, officers have gained the nod from town company commissioner, K Vijakarthikeyan. He instructed TOI that the stall shall be arrange quickly. "The bags will be sold at the same rates they are purchased at," he said.
Apart from the bio-degradable baggage, spoons, cups and different possible choices shall be for sale on the stalls. "The cost of bags will range between Rs 1.90 and Rs 6. People who are looking for alternatives for other plastic items such as cups can also find them in the stall," said an respectable. Regular programmes shall be held at temples, marriage ceremony halls and different public occasions to create consciousness on these possible choices as smartly.
Once it becomes in style, the luggage shall be sold at each and every shop and the civic body might arrange stalls in all company offices, the respectable added.
Corporation to set up stalls to sell biodegradable plastic bags very soon
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January 18, 2018
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