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.