Kozhikode: Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi (KVVES) has planned statewide protests against implementing the ban on single-use plastic. KVVES president T Nasarudheen said that they will protest by closing down shops, if penalty is imposed on use of plastic.

The ban will create troubles for small-scale traders. If fine is imposed, shops will be shut indefinitely and protests will be staged. The state secretariat has been entrusted to discuss this, he added.

Traders are of the demand that plastic ban shouldn’t be implemented suddenly. Without proper alternative measures, if ban is implemented, small-scale merchants will be affected, KVVES alleged.