The Supreme Court Monday said it would consider whether to completely ban the use of plastic in the interests of animals and the environment.<\/p>\n
An\u00a0Supreme court bench headed by Justice GS Singhvi said this during the hearing of a PIL (public interest litigation), drawing attention of the court to the plight of animals, which were allegedly swallowing plastic with their food.<\/p>\n
The PIL was moved by Karuna Society for Animal and Nature.<\/p>\n
The court issued notice to the central and state governments and the plastic manufacturers on the PIL.<\/p>\n
The court suggested that either the use of plastic be banned or the manufacturers should pick up the used plastic and re-cycle it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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