The Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) will enforce the amended Plastic Waste Management Rules 2021 that expanded the ban on single-use plastic to include plastic sticks used in earbuds, ice creams, plastic plates, cups, etc., on July 1. Corporation Commissioner Akshy Sridhar has warned all those who have stored the banned items to clear them by Thursday.

The commissioner said that violation of the order by industries, all commercial establishments, including malls, marketplaces, shopping centres, cinemas, tourist places, educational institutions, offices and hospitals, will lead to the seizure of prohibited plastics products under the Environment (Protection) Act 1986. Penalties under the Solid Waste Management and Sanitation Act and the Environmental Compensation Board will be issued as per the guidelines by the Central Pollution Control Board at the rate of ₹5,000 per tonne.

Some of the banned products are earbuds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks used for balloons, plastic flags, plastic candy sticks, plastic ice cream sticks, polystyrene (thermocol) used for decoration, plastic plates, plastic cups and tumblers, forks, plastic spoons, plastic knives, cutlery such as plastic trays, wrapping or packaging films for sweet boxes, invitations and cigarette packets, plastic less than 100 microns, PVC banners and plastic stirrers.