Tripura's Kamalpur Nagar Panchayat Adopts Compostable Bags

Key Points

• 1Kamalpur Nagar Panchayat in Tripura is introducing compostable bags made from PBAT.
• 2These bags are a biodegradable, chemical-free polymer and decompose within 180 days.
• 3The bags are priced at ₹145/kg wholesale and ₹160/kg retail.
• 4Trichy City Corporation launched a campaign to reduce single-use plastics in farmer markets.
• 5The Digital Deposit Refund System (DRS) in Kedarnath recycles plastic bottles.
• 6A buy-back initiative for plastic milk pouches was launched in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• 7The Plastic Recycling Facility (PRF) in Patiala converts multilayered plastics (MLP) into chipboards.