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Panaji: Goa did well in blazing a trail in solid waste management, but it got clogged along the way. ***Info graphics* Cloth and paper bags will be doled as replacement* Other materials are also being explored* Paper bags to carry sugar, vegetables and food are mooted* Activists also demand ban at manufacturers level Everything is packaged in plastic and even products packaged in cardboard are covered with plastic to protect from dampness,” Espie Kandolkar of Green Goa Works, an environmental company said. Adequate awareness programmes coupled with stoppage of plastic and alternatives should do the trick,” Rodrigues said.A few lakh paper and cloth bags are expected to be provided to outlets and markets. “Here, only the vendors will be targeted for using alternatives, but what about companies that manufacture different types of plastic and other materials..