Lusine Avetisyan, the Director for Strategic Policy at the Ministry of Environment said at a news conference that they are working with plastic bag manufacturers ahead of the ban’s start.
“Before the law was adopted we worked for a very long time with the businesses. They were the first group we worked with. We gave them 2-3 years to re-organize their production and find alternative solutions. I have to say that there are complaints in many cases and it is normal,” she said.
Avetisyan cited the pollution which plastic bags cause, stressing that riverbeds across the country are full of plastic.
Unitrade International’s founding director Avetis Varosyan presented their alternative to the plastic bags. “Our company is importing the required raw materials, which is biodegradable and is an alternative solution to both single-use and re-usable bags,” he said. Unitrade International’s bags degrade in water, and anyone can simply heat up water and place the bag in it.
In turn, the...
Read full story
