More than 150 organisations have showed their interest about participating in the exhibition. The products may be in the form of cloth, paper, wood and other natural derivatives. It has invited these organisations to participate in the exhibition..com for this. Majority of them are women’s self help groups, said civic officials.“To implement plastic ban, we are in search of products, which would provide alternatives to plastic.According to civic officials, the BMC has organised a mega three-day exhibition and sale in the second week of May for the promotion of non-plastic items.Civic activists have said that BMC should provide alternatives to plastic bags for the effective implementation of ban.

The civic body has called upon non government organisations, women’s self help groups, traders and companies to participate in its drive against plastic.plastic@gmail. Mumbai: For the implementation of plastic ban, the BrihanmumbaiMunicipal Corporation (BMC) has sought help from several private organisations for providing an effective alternative to banned plastic.The BMC has asked these organisations to register with the civic body for taking part in the exhibition.

The BMC has asked these organisations Wholesale Air compressor to register with the civic body for taking part in the exhibition. It has provided a phone number (8291652979), as well as an email id acplanning. In addition to this, companies, which recycle plastic items, have also contacted the BMC for the exhibition, they said. The aim behind holding the exhibition is to ensure that alternative products are available in adequate numbers when the ban becomes operational from June 23,” said a senior civic official. “Cloth, paper or jute bags should also be made available as an alternative to plastic bags,” said civic activist Nikhil Desai. File picture of the BMC headquarters