dailysabh aa.com | Gold for waste plastic? Yes, in Indian Kashmir, 22 Apr goldbug behavioral eCON: "positive" v "negative" re-inforcement d/b/a *-externality "accountability"

"People need some sort of motivation to do certain work, and this plan worked very well," [Farooq Ahmad Ganai] said.
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Banned but still in use

Since 2006 [!], the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has passed a series of orders banning the use of polythene and single-use plastics in the region. On the ground, however, there has been an increase in the use of polythene and plastic, and heaps of waste are being dumped on roadsides or near river bodies.

According to a policy document issued in 2018 [!] by the regional housing and urban development department, the region generates over 3,000 metric tons of waste each day, with plastic waste accounting for more than 40% of garbage, and this will likely increase if steps are not taken to implement the rules for solid waste management in the region.
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Shafkat Nazir, an advocate who filed a petition seeking the implementation of solid waste management rules in the region, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that it is unfortunate that the authorities are derailing the implementation of the rules despite many directives issued to them.
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