Gurugram, Sept. 17 -- The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) seized 1,060 kg of banned single-use plastic (SUP) from a unit in Khandsa Mandi during an enforcement drive on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday. The material was confiscated and sent to the JBM Enviro Waste to Energy Plant at Tajpur, Murthal, in Sonipat district, for disposal. The HSPCB Gurugram Region (North) team inspected commercial establishments, vendors and storage points for prohibited SUP. A penalty of Rs.25,000 was imposed on the unit owner, officials said. "All seized plastic has been sent to the Sonipat Waste to Energy Plant, and a penalty of Rs.25,000 was imposed on the owner. HSPCB has zero tolerance towards such practices," said HSPCB (North) regional officer Akansha Tanwar. Haryana prohibits manufacture, sale, distribution, stocking, transportation and use of specified plastic items. Violations can attract penal action under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, officials said.sampurna panigrahi...