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MCD seizes nearly 7000 kgs of banned single-use plastic┬аin February

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A man collecting plastic waste in Delhi.
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: Close to 7000 kilograms of single-use plastic (SUP) was seized by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in the first 20 days of February, as part of a campaign launched by Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena. The seized items include plastic flags, candy sticks, polystyrene (thermocol) for decoration, plates, cups and glasses. The civic body added that it has constituted zonal-level enforcement teams to prevent the sale and usage of SUP items.

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