India, Sept. 17 -- The Public Works Department (PWD) on Tuesday said that they have not used any plastic waste in the road construction works they have undertaken so far, in response to a Special Task Force meeting in March on reducing single-use plastic in Delhi.

In the STF meeting earlier this year, all departments including the PWD, were directed to take decisive steps "in a mission mode" to eliminate single-use plastics and explore ways to integrate plastic waste into infrastructure wherever possible.

"PWD and ULBs shall hold a meeting and formulate a mechanism to ensure mandatory use of a certain percentage of plastic waste in road construction and submit a report in the next STF meet. Environment department to coordinate efforts i...