Summary:
The knitwear companies have sought exemption for their domestic trade as well.With the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, the Central government has earlier mentioned that plastic bags with thickness of 50 micron can be produced and utilized. Other polybags should never be manufactured, stored or utilized,” said Boopathy, Tirupur city health officer. The complete ban on the plastic would severely affect the industry, especially in Rs 2,0000-crore domestic trade, for which no exemption was given,” said SP Muthurathinam, President, Tirupur Exporters and Manufacturers Association.“The government has allowed to utilize polybags which are biodegradable. It is vital in displaying purposes in showrooms and shops, especially in case of visibility and freshness,” said an official associated with the Tirupur Exporters’ Association“The polybags are essential to the knitwear business. The company which wanted to stick with such bags should obtain permission from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and certain ISO (17000) certification..