Briefing newsmen, a Pak-EPA official said the crackdown was launched against wholesale dealers of polythene bags after ... plastic shopping bags less than 75 microns will be completely banned ...

The interim government has been working to make jute bags available in the market at affordable prices to throw out polythene shopping bags, Adviser to the ministries of textiles and jute, and ...

Currently, the law allows for the importation, manufacturing, and use of polythene bags that are 30 microns and above.