Summary:
Amid series of raids, Federation of Surat Textile Traders Association has asked Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) under which act the civic body is destroying the goods of textile traders. The federation's demand has come after the SMC had conducted a series of raids on textile businessmen and seized plastic bags from them. "We would like to draw your attention that the plastic bags used by textile traders of Surat are not the traditional thin – below 50 micron – bags. Federation Voice Concern Plastic bags used by textile traders are not the traditional thin – below 50 micron – bag Entire stock is sold outside Surat, 100 per cent recyclable Assures that the bags used by textile traders won’t be found litter, unlike other plastic bags Consignments are stranded and not shipped to the marketsFOSTTA assured that the bags used by textile traders won't be found littered, unlike other plastic bags. SMC Commissioner M Thennarasan told DNA that it is very clear that plastic bags less than 50 micron and plastic materials for single-use are banned..