plastic hazard

It is indeed commendable that Kerala is the first state in India to totally 'ban' the use of plastic covers (lesser than 30 microns) anywhere. it is another fact that those dreaded items are still visible everywhere. the problem with the authorities is that they do not enforce the rules they make in an orderly manner. If only they could bring out regular checking squads, who have the power to enforce suitable fines, this ban could be made more effective. still, there is a 30% reduction in it's usage, which is indeed a good start.

i really think, the use of plastics or poly bags should be controlled at the source. if the manufacturers could find some other alternative methods of packing their produce, a considerable difference would be seen in this world. these days, almost every consmable durable item comes packed in attractive plastic covers. for eg., biscut packets, soap powder packets, packings of cereals and pulses, etc. Just imagine the amount of such packets which accumulate as waste per day, per district, and i guess you can comprehend it's magnitude! Can't something be done about this???