Airports Authority of India (AAI) has imposed a ban on single-use plastic items at its 129 airports across the country.<br />''<br />''In a statement, the AAI said various steps have been taken to eliminate single-use plastic items at passenger terminals and city side. It said these steps include banning of single-use plastic items like straws, plastic cutlery, plastic plates etc.<br />''<br />''The AAI said, on the basis of a third-party assessment carried out by Quality Council of India (QCI), 16 of its airports have been declared as Single-Use Plastic Free.<br />''<br />''The QCI will complete its assessment of total 34 airports, which are managed by the AAI, by 31 of this month.<br />''<br />''Single-use plastic items are used only once and then thrown in the trash.<br />''<br />