No small PET water bottles in Himachal from Jun 1

To tackle plastic pollution and promote sustainable practices, the Himachal government makes car dustbins mandatory from April 29 and bans small PET bottles from June 1.

- HT Correspondent

SHIMLA:

So come June 1, you will not get polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles (up to 500 ml) at Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) hotels or private hotels as well as all indoor official meetings, conferences, and events organised by the government departments, Boards, Corporations and other state government organisations.

This happens as the state government officially prohibiting the use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles (up to 500 ml) in the state and have been directed to adopt sustainable alternatives such as glass bottles, water dispensers/kiosks of steel containers.