Janata gave (secular) Mula Mathew T. Thomas Drew Minister of Local MB Rajesh bodies attention to health risks and environmental damage, which represent these objects, including those used to pack hot restaurants from fast food restaurants. (Picture for representation) Photo Credit: Deepak Kr
Keral’s Assembly on Friday emphasized the danger that represents the growing use of misleading use of “paper cups” containing imperceptible microplastics and toxic internal coatings.
Janata gave (secular) Mula Mathew T. Thomas Drew Minister of Local MB Rajesh bodies attention to health risks and environmental damage, which represent these objects, including those used to pack hot restaurants from fast food restaurants.
He said that a large segment of enterprises that provide food at social events, including weddings and conferences, prefer cheap and easily disposable “paper cups” over the conventional utensils.
Mr. Thomas said that the internal coating of such paper cups contained heavy metals and microplasty. “People unknowingly enjoy dangerous elements when they consume hot drinks or food contained in such ships,” he added.
Mr. Thomas also recorded piles of plastic cups, bowls, plates and transmitting bags that stirring parks, beaches, gardens and public spaces, burdening urban workers, especially during weekends, public holidays and festivals. He said that plastic represents the threat to the sea environment and disrupted the livelihood of the fisheries of fishing families and contaminated the daily catch.
Neobodegradable
Mr. Thomas said that, unlike the general beliefs, there were “so-called paper cups”, which were widely used as a replacement for plastic cups, non-biologically degradable. “It takes at least 100 years to unfold the paper cup,” he added.
Speaker Shamseer noted that microplastic and heavy metals, including cadmium in paper cups, could contaminate mothers’ milk, which potentially endanger the long -term health of children.
Campaign
Mr Rajesh announced a campaign to raise awareness at Panchayat level to support the use of glass and steel tools and dishes over plastic, especially in events that participate in more than 100 people as a starting point. He said that Kerala should get rid of his culture “use and throwing”.
He said that the fixed rules, including the exception of the Center for the sale of one -off use of plastic dishes and transfer bags with the required license, diluted the local government attempt for the customer of plastics in full.
He said that the government gathered Crore 8.5 GBP this fiscal in fines on those who sell banned plastic equipment and wear bags. The state created working groups for enforcement in all local bodies to enforce a “green protocol”.
Mr Rajesh said that the Green Protocol will run all public and social events. “The government will be of high -quality polluters. It will also start public campaigns, starting with school levels to instill civic meaning and discourage waste,” he added.
Published – September 20, 2025 02:25 is
