In India’s Largest City, A Ban on Plastics Faces Big Obstacles

Yale e360
Aug 28, 2018, 5:00 am243 pts
Facing a scourge of plastic bags, the Indian state that includes Mumbai mandated a sweeping ban on plastic bags and other throwaway plastic items. But the chaos that followed shows the challenges of restricting a material so deeply embedded in the modern economy. Read more on E360 →

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