YS Jagan announces use of plastic flexies ban in AP

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Vishakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday announced that the use of plastic flexies ban in the State with immediate effect and the Government decided to make the State Plastic Pollution Free by 2027.

Participating in an exchange of MoU with Parley for the Oceans, a US-based non-profit and a member of the Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet (GASP). Jagan recalled the successful implementation of plastic ban at Tirumala. Instead of plastic bags, cloth bags are used in Tirumala.

We are taking steps implement it across the State and to create awareness among people on alternative materials, he said. Jagan shared a part of his conversation he had with Visakhapatnam District Collector A Mallikarjuna on his way to the venue, where he questioned about banners put up in the city.

The Collector replied that the banners were made of cotton and the district authorities have taken every measure against the use of plastic. Sustainability and integrity are our main goals. If we compromise on short-term goals, we cannot survive in the long term. That is why we are trying to make sustainable progress in this direction with human and financial resources, he said.

Highlighting the success of vehicles rolled out under the Clean Andhra Pradesh (CLAP) programme for garbage collection, he said the 4,097 CLAP vehicles helped in increasing the collection of trash from 22% to 62% from October 2021. Jagan announced that the Parley for the Oceans would set up its headquarters in Visakhapatnam. The project would employ 20K people. He also revealed a plan to establish a recycling and up-cycling hub to produce raw materials for manufacturing footwear and glass from plastic waste, which he said would bring an investment of 16,000 crore to the State in the next six years.

Cyrill Gutsch, founder of Parley for the Oceans, exhibited sneakers, hoodies, shades and products made of recycled plastic. He stated that his organization has been collaborating with leading global luxury brands to design and manufacture products from recycled plastic.

Later, addressing the media along with former NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajeev Kumar, Secretary General, GASP Satya S Tripathi, MAUD Chief Secretary Y Srilakshmi, GVMC Commissioner G Lakshmisha, Gutsch said a campaign to remove plastic would be conducted in three phases over the next six years.

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