To reduce the wastage of plastic, the ban on select single-use plastic by the Center has come into effect today. Single-use plastics are generally items that are thrown away after being used only once and do not go through the recycling process. They are a major contributor to plastic pollution.
State governments will initiate a campaign to shut down the units involved in the manufacture, distribution, storage, and sale of such items. Officials of the Union Environment Ministry said that punitive action will be taken for violating the ban. This includes a fine, jail term, or both.
Officials said that national and state-level control rooms have been set up to effectively enforce the ban. Special enforcement teams have been constituted to investigate the manufacture, import, storage, distribution, sale, and use of banned SUP items. States and Union Territories have also been ordered to set up border posts to prevent interstate movement of any banned SUP items.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has also launched a grievance redressal app for people to seek help. Officials said there is no ban on the plastic used for packaging in the FMCG sector, but it will be kept under Extended Manufacturer Responsibility (EPR) guidelines. A notification in this regard was issued on August 12 last year.
These items included:
SUP items include earbuds, plastic sticks for balloons, flags, candy sticks, ice cream sticks, polystyrene (thermocol), plates, cups, glasses, forks, spoons, knives, straws, trays, invitation cards, cigarette packets, 100 microns Plastic or PVC banners and stirrer wrapping or packaging of less than Rs.
PM Modi had called
In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for phasing out single-use plastic items by 2022, the Ministry of Environment issued the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 on 12 August 2021.
US President Joe Biden (80) is completely healthy and fit for duty. The doctors examining him sai
The foreign ministers of the Quad countries have strongly condemned the horrific terrorist attack
Recently, a report has been issued by the Meteorological Department (IMD) regarding the monsoon.
The cases of corona infection are increasing rapidly in the country. From Kerala- Maharashtra, th
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration h
Before the start of the budget session in Parliament, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralha
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has secured the remand of gangster Anmol Bishnoi, who was
After Operation Sindoor, tensions between India and Pakistan are at their peak. Countries around
An attempt was made to set fire to a tent meant for Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra. Some unknow
Haryana Police asks Punjab Police to seize bulldozers "brought with them by Punjab farmers" as th
