The employees of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh on Friday pledged against the single use of plastic items. In the statement, MC officials stated that employees pledged to reduce usage of the plastic to prevent environmental degradation, to educate their peers and neighbors, their family and every individual in the community about the consequences of plastic waste in the local environment. The employees pledged to stop usage of all the single use plastic bottles, plastic bags and all such plastic products which are harmful to living and non-living beings. They pledged to adopt and promote usage of the steel or glass bottles, cloth bags, other eco friendly products and to make Chandigarh a more environmentally friendly for the generations to come, it stated.