Mustang’s Gharpajhong Rural Municipality Bans Use of Glass Beer Bottles to Tackle Waste Management Issues in Mustang has decided to ban the use of glass bottles of beer from the first day of the Nepali new year. So from April 14 (1st of Baisakh), bottled beer will not be available in Mustang Area.
The waste generated by bottles has become a significant problem in the area. So, the rural municipality has urged hotels, shops, tourists, and locals not to use glass bottles of beer.
Since our transportation from here is very expensive, even scrap collectors don’t take the glass bottle and there was no point in putting them in the landfill site.
– Municipality Chairman Mohan Singh Lalchan
The beer is still available in cans and Locals and tourists can still use glass bottles to consume alcohol other than beer. So, the production and sale of locally made Marfa liquor, which is a popular drink in the area, is not affected by the ban.
A landfill site is being constructed to manage non-perishable waste. The preparations are being made to sell recyclable waste through a scrap collector. With this ban on beer bottles, the rural municipality hopes to address the waste management issues that have been caused by their use.
