The prohibited plastic items include ear buds, flags, candy and ice-cream sticks, decorative thermocol, PVC banners less than 100 micron thick, stirrers, wrapping films, cups, glasses, and cutlery, among others.
India will implement a blanket ban on certain single-use plastic items from July 1 this year, the Central Pollution Control Board has said. The pollution watchdog has issued notices to producers, stockists and e-commerce sites so that these items are no longer used or sold.
“We have issued directions to state pollution control boards, almost all e-commerce websites, single-use plastic sellers and users, central board of indirect taxes and customs, stating that no single-use plastics identified in the notification dated August 12, 2021, should be sold, stocked or used,” a board official said on condition of anonymity. “There have been several meetings and discussions on the implementation of the ban, so we are expecting all stakeholders to comply.”
The prohibited plastic items include ear buds, flags, candy and ice-cream sticks, decorative thermocol, PVC banners less than 100 micron thick, stirrers, wrapping films, cups, glasses, and cutlery, among others.
Additionally, no plastic carry bags less than 120 micron thick can be used from December 31.
Around 43% of plastic is used for packaging and most are single-use, according to a fact sheet released by the environment ministry and the Energy and Resources Institute (TERFI), a think tank. Per capita plastic use in India is about 9.7kg, mostly packaging material, the central pollution body estimates….ReadMore