Recently, the Tamil Nadu government has launched the ‘Meendum Manjappai’ Scheme to promote the use of cloth bags by the public and discourage the use of plastic bags.
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Recently, the Tamil Nadu government has launched the ‘Meendum Manjappai’ Scheme to promote the use of cloth bags by the public and discourage the use of plastic bags.
About Meendum Manjappai Scheme
- This awareness campaign on using ‘yellow’ cloth bags or ‘manjapai’ as it is called in Tamil, is aimed at encouraging the people to return to the use of this eco-friendly bag and discard the plastic bags.
- ‘Manjal’ means ‘turmeric’ in Tamil which has curative power.
- Manjapai was an integral part of daily life in the past.
- Traditionally the manjapais were used for shopping, carrying books, ration and even cash.
- The state government had enforced a ban on the production, use, storage, distribution, transportation or sale of 14 types of plastics with effect from January 1, 2019.
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Single-use plastics
- Single-use plastics refer to disposable items like grocery bags, food packaging, bottles and straws that are used only once before they are thrown away, or sometimes recycled.
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