ISLAMABAD, May 04 (APP):The Enforcement Team of Pakistan En
vironmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) conducted a field operation against single-use plastic polythene items in Blue area, Trail 3 and 4 of Marghalla Hills National Park upon the directions of Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change and DG Pak-EPA.
During the Inspection, the team visited Hotels such as Tabaq Hotel, Salt n Pepper Hotel, Pak-Chinese Samosa Centre, Diet Chinese Samosa Centre, Usmania Hotel and others.
The team confiscated about 70 kilograms of polythene or plastic bags and Single-Use Plastic materials, a news release said.
“Resultantly, Pak-EPA’s is making efforts to enforce the Single-Use Plastic (Prohibition) Regulations 2023 in ICT limits.
The Enforcement Team is vigilantly visiting different zones of Islamabad t
o ensure compliance with the regulations and prevent the use of harmful single-use plastic items.
This initiative aims to protect the en
vironment and promote sustainable practices in the capital city,” the EPA said.
