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Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) officials said cheap carry bags made at these illegal units were flooding the city’s neighbourhoods. Inside the dump yard, there are six such shops that send back to the city the plastic it has discarded.“There are 15 spots inside the dump yard. “Most of the people who come into the dump yard are working for more than 15 years. CHENNAI: The pot-holed Corporation Road that branches out off the OMR makes way for a slushy path as one approaches the Perungudi dump yard. The stench pervading the air gets fouler and the sound of traffic fades away.But once past the officials, who promptly shoo away unknown faces and vehicles particularly those with ‘press’ stickers, the landfill inside throbs with activity..