New Delhi: The center has notified the "Plastic Waste Management Amendment Regulations 2021" to prohibit the manufacture, import, storage, distribution, sale and use of identified single-use plastic (SUP) items, including candy bars, plates, cups and tableware, from July 1, 2022.
According to the notice dated August 12, the thickness of plastic handbags will increase from 50 microns to 75 microns from September 30, 2021, and to 120 microns from December 31, 2022. This will also allow plastic tote bags to be reused, it said. The notice stated that from September 30, 2021, the weight of non-woven plastic handbags should not be less than 60 grams per square meter (GSM). "From July 1, 2022, it is prohibited to produce, import, store, distribute, sell and use the following disposable plastic products, including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene: plastic stick earplugs, balloon plastic sticks, plastic flags, Candy bars, ice cream bars, decorative polystyrene (thermocol); plates, cups, glasses, cutlery, spoons, knives, straws, trays and other tableware; in candy boxes, invitation cards and cigarette packs, plastics less than 100 microns Or PVC banners, wrapping or wrapping film around the blender," it read. The notice stated that these regulations do not apply to products made of compostable plastics.
In June 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Narendra Modi) announced that India will eliminate all single-use plastic products in the country by 2022. At the Fourth United Nations Environment Conference held in 2019, India piloted a resolution to solve the pollution problem of single-use plastic products, recognizing that the international community urgently needs to pay attention to this problem. The Ministry of Environment stated in a statement that it should pass the producer's extended responsibility (PIBO) of producers, importers and brand owners in accordance with the 2016 plastic waste management rules. In order to effectively implement the extended responsibilities of producers, by amending the rules, the proposed guidelines have legal effect, it said. The extension of producer responsibility is a policy approach. Once these products are designated by consumers as no longer useful, producers are responsible for managing the disposal of the products they produce. The center had earlier asked states and federal territories to set up a task force under the leadership of the chief secretary or chief executive to eliminate SUP and effectively implement the 2016 plastic waste management rules. By July, 14 states and UT formed a task force based on the response of the Minister of State for the Environment Ashwini Chobe in Parliament, on the 23rd.
The Ministry of Environment has also established a national-level working group to coordinate efforts in this regard. It also requires the national and UT governments as well as the central ministries and departments to formulate a comprehensive action plan to eliminate SUP and implement the rules in a timely and effective manner.
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