GVMC enters Wonder Book of Records for pledge against single use plastic ban

Vishakapatnam: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has entered the Wonder Book of Records for accepting the promise of students in its area to oppose usage of single-use plastics in the port city.

Municipal commissioner P. Raja Babu received the Wonder Book of Records on behalf of the GVMC. Ban on single-use plastics is an initiative being promoted by NGO Ranger Force.

Vizag mayor Golagani Hari Venkata Kumari said the municipal corporation is putting in a lot of effort in eliminating the prohibited plastic from the city, a task that the state government has also launched ambitiously.

Prior to entering the Wonder Book of Records, more than two lakh students of public and private schools within the limits of GVMC had taken a pledge that they will insist on their parents against using or bringing home the banned plastic. The students would also educate their parents about using alternate environment-friendly materials.