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While carry bags above 50-micron thickness have been exempted from the ban, bags with a thickness less than that are circulating in markets. But malls, grocery shops and bakeries both in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad are back to supplying goods in plastic carry bags that have been banned and it being a festive season, the circulation of such bags in markets have shot up. Plastic bags above 50-micron thickness carry a disclaimer: ‘Thickness of this pouch is over 50 microns, weight above 2 grams. (Express Photo by Sahil Walia)Three months after a statewide ban was imposed on one-time-use plastic and carry bags, these items are resurfacing in city markets. Accordingly, plastic bags above 50-micron thickness carry a disclaimer: ‘Thickness of this pouch is over 50 microns, weight above 2 grams..