From zero at midnight August 18 start in Mexico City on the customers non-biodegradable plastic bags,
public facilities design, commercial organizations to impose severe penalties , including imprisonment.
reason why this legislation into effect , because from March 2009 through Leyde Residuos Solidos ( solid residue regulations) has been actively lobbying the plastics industry in Mexico a number of amendments proposed by the Council without an approval by Mexico City .
Anipac president of Plastics Industry Association , according to Eduardo Martinez Hernandez said , the legislature had to be held in the August 17 special meeting of the Legislative Council , various committees of the Legislative Council earlier in the day to debate a series of amendments proposed And vote.
Martinez said, on pain of punitive measures imposed ,
communication products design, including imprisonment ranging from 36 hours and impose a fine of U.S. 4500-118000 continued unchanged.
the past 18 months , Anipac has been actively lobbying to promote plastic bag recycling program to replace the banned plastic bags completely .
Martinez
It is understood that the Commission , including environmental protection and ecological protection , including three committee is proposed to repeal the Mexico City within the next 10 years, all varieties of plastic landfill, including bio- degradable plastic bags,
industrial product design, which provide indirect support for the plastics recycling .