Ban on shopping bags to render 0.3 million jobless

LAHORE - In the wake of ban imposed on plastic bags by LHC, more than 78 factories manufacturing plastic bags are likely to be closed down. Whereas as many as 0.3 million employees working in these factories fear to be jobless.

It may be recalled that plastic shopping bags industry is the third top revenue generating industry and ban will affect the revenue collection leading to deepen the economic crisis aggravating day by day.

The Punjab government has started preparations to finalise the execution of the ban. Environment Protection Department (EPD) Punjab has been ordered to prepare the list of all registered and unregistered factories manufacturing plastic bags. EPD Punjab will submit the list to government in couple of days. Later on, the red notices will be issued.