Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 4: Chairman of “We The Humans Forum for Nature and Mankind”, K Y S Manhas (Retired Principal District & Session Judge) today demanded a complete ban on sale and use of single use plastics to save life on the earth.
“During last one decade, we witnessed an upsurge in use of single use plastics by the soft drinks, packaged water, cooking oil, milk, & milk products, rice and wheat flour manufacturers and suppliers in Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier these day to day necessary consumables were either supplied in glassware and sacks made of jute or eco friendly material,” Manhas said.
He was addressing few needy families which were provided with extreme weather blankets by ‘We The Humans’ in collaboration with Swasthya Evam Shiksha Charitable Trust (New Delhi) in a small function at Sun Rise Public School.
“This shift from eco friendly to non-biogradable packaging’s to increase profit margins has resulted in devastating affects on our environment. Not only drains remained choked with single use plastics but we witness piles of plastic garbage on roads, dumping sites, on peripheries of cities, highways, in rivers, ponds and lakes,” he added.
Manhas said as an estimate, more than forty percent single use plastics remain uncollected and remain in our environment for hundreds of years without any changes. This is high time the Government should consider a complete ban on use and sale of single use plastics in J&K UT, he asserted.
Mohinder Kumar (founder member of the NGO), Sanna Khan (office secretary) and Narinder Kumar (Principal of the School) also addressed the gathering.
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