Hunza Valley Becomes Pakistan's And Asia's First Plastic-Free District

The beautiful Hunza Valley has become Pakistan’s first plastic-free area and district. Hunza has been declared a plastic-free zone while on the other hand Hunza Valley has become the first district in Asia to be plastic-bag free.

In Hunza, the authorities worked with the Gilgit-Baltistan Environmental Protection Agency and the Karakoram Area Development Organisation to launch the pilot ban, which aims to clean up the narrow, mountain-flanked valley that attracts more than half a million tourists a year.

Around the world, cities, regions and countries are trying to cut back on plastic waste, banning the use of items such as throwaway plastic shopping bags and drinking straws.