The Explore Nepal

Ban Plastic Bags Campaign

Our Activities:

• Lobbied the government to raise the duty on plastic and to restrict licences regarding plastic industries.
• Educated school and college students on the negative impact of plastic on the the environment.
• Set up programs on health and environmental impacts of plastic.
• Conducted plastic clean-up programs in Kathmandu Valley.
• Initiated a media campaign around this issue.
• Manufactured paper bags to discourage the use of plastic bags.

The Impact:

• Government banned the manufacture of plastic bags of less than 20 microns.
• "Ban the Plastic Bag" campaigns all over the country.
• A “Plastic Free Zone” by a village in Koshi Tapu
• A successful petition against plastic bags in Mahendranagar
• The court has ordered a ban on plastic bags in Pokhara.