The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has urged people to use cloth bags instead of the plastic ones, the officials said, adding that the civic body in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Thane have installed two cloth bag vending machines at markets.

An official statement said that to promote the use of cloth bags and reduce plastic bag usage, the Thane Municipal Corporation and Rotary Club of Thane have installed two cloth bag vending machines at the Gavdevi Market in Naupada.