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In Fight Against Plastic Pollution, Sikkim Introduces Bamboo Water Bottles For Tourists
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In Fight Against Plastic Pollution, Sikkim Introduces Bamboo Water Bottles

The plastic bottles left behind by tourists prompted the local community to introduce the ban. The bamboo water bottles have been ordered from Assam through Sikkim Rajya Sabha MP Hishey Lachungpa.

By Kautilya / March 3, 2020

A quaint town of Sikkim is set to introduce bamboo water bottles for tourists in a bid to completely stop the use of plastic water bottles and littering.

Lachen, arguably the first town to completely ban packaged drinking water bottles, is introducing bamboo bottles as an alternative.

Lachen draws lakhs of tourists each year for its snow-capped peaks and picturesque views. As tourism in the town grows, so does plastic water bottles left behind by tourists.

The plastic bottles left behind by tourists prompted the local community to introduce the ban. The bamboo water bottles have been ordered from Assam through Sikkim Rajya Sabha MP Hishey Lachungpa.

It was in 1998 when Sikkim took first steps towards banning plastic water bottles. In 2016, it banned the use of packaged drinking water in government offices as well as at all government events.

There are random checks for tourist vehicles along the way to make sure no one brings plastic water bottles Lachen.

Source: India Times

Image Courtesy: Nationalwheels

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