FTPA joins BMPA's protest against Sunday Times

Surprised by the incorrect data promoted in the article published on August 30 in the Sunday Times, the FTPA has sent a letter to the national newspaper requesting them to publish an article informing the mistake and to provide the correct information to the public.

 

The FTPA letter states, “Paper is bio-degradable and recyclable. Paper bio-degrades in two to five months whereas orange peels takes six months, tree leaves one year, glass bottles one million years and plastic bags 500 years to forever. Kindle update your knowledge and information on the paper- it’s recyclable and bio-degradable.”

 

The letter signed by the FTPA honorary secretary, Hiren Karia, said, “In your article you have mentioned that paper is not Bio-degradable which is totally wrong. Also you have put paper in the category of plastic and glass which is also incorrect. On the other hand, it is advisable to use more and more paper instead of plastic and bottles.”

 

The letter also raises question on the mention of a false name as a coordinator of NGO AGNI while the NGO clearly mentioned that they do not have any coordinator with that name in Mumbai.

 

FTPA, along with the letter has also sent in documents which supports their claim that paper can be recycled and is bio-degradable.