Single Use Plastics Ban
This is the list of Banned Items:
- Balloons with plastic sticks
- Sticks used with Candy and Ice cream
- Thermocols for decoration purposes
- Cards for the Invitation purpose
- Sweetbox rappers of films.
- Knives, Spoons, Trays, and Straws
- PVC or plastic banners smaller than 100 microns
- Plastic sachet for selling and storing tobacco, pan masala, gutka, etc.
- Plastic carry bags ( less than 75 microns thick) are banned underneath Plastic Waste Management Rules. The thickness will increase to 120 microns from 31st December 2022.
Single Use Plastics – Concerns and Solutions
Single Use Plastics: Single-use plastics are meant to be disposed of right after use often, in mere minutes. These are the items that are used only once or briefly before being thrown away. The effects of discarding these plastics can be significant worldwide, affecting the environment and our health in a major way. Commonly it is used for packaging and service ware like bottles, straws, wrappers, and bags. Ministry for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change announced the ban in the year 2021 and issued a list of banned items. The ban has been officially enforced on the use of single-use plastic from July 1, 2022.
In this article, we will read about the ban and concern about single-use plastics, the reasons, and global initiatives regarding it.
Table of Content
- About Single-Use Plastics
- Concerns Regarding the Single Use Plastics
- Single Use Plastics Ban
- How are Other Countries and India dealing with Single-Use Plastics?
- Global initiatives and Policies addressing Single-Use plastics