Single-use plastic to be banned in India from 1 July: What will be allowed and what won't?
2 years, 5 months ago

Single-use plastic to be banned in India from 1 July: What will be allowed and what won't?

Firstpost  

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said in order to ensure an effective ban on single-use plastic products, national and state-level control rooms will be set up to check illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of these items Addressing the threat caused to the environment by single-use plastic products, India is set to ban the manufacture, import and sale of all identified single-use plastic items from 1 July. In the fourth United Nations Environment Assembly held in 2019, India made a resolution to phase out single-use plastic products. “The adverse impacts of littered single-use plastic items plastic on both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, including in marine environment are globally recognised,” the statement said. As per the statement, the list of banned items include: Earbuds with sticks Plastic sticks for balloons Plastic flags Candy sticks Ice-cream sticks Thermocol for decoration Plastic plates, cups, glasses, cutlery Wrapping and packing films around sweet boxes, invitation cards, cigarette packets Plastic or PVC banners less than 100 microns The ministry notification also said that national and state level control rooms will be set up for checking illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of banned single use plastic items.

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Plastic treaty talks fail over disagreement on production cuts
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Plastic treaty talks fail over disagreement on production cuts

The Hindu  

Delegates from nearly 170 countries who gathered in Busan, South Korea, failed to agree on a framework agreement to eliminate plastic pollution, despite a week of negotiations. “We share the unhappiness we feel in this room with the limited amount of progress that we were able to make,” said Hugo Schally, who spoke on behalf of the European Union at …

India proposes multilateral fund for new deal to end plastic pollution
3 weeks, 5 days ago

India proposes multilateral fund for new deal to end plastic pollution

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India on Wednesday proposed a multilateral fund for a new international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. The resolution mandated the INC to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, and set into motion a process for global agreement. Therefore, it is a practical and workable model which can drive global action on plastic pollution under …

‘Once in a lifetime’ chance to end plastic pollution as nations assemble in Busan
3 weeks, 6 days ago

‘Once in a lifetime’ chance to end plastic pollution as nations assemble in Busan

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Environment activists stage a rally calling for a strong global plastics treaty ahead of the …

India suggests funding proposal for plastic phase-out
3 weeks, 6 days ago

India suggests funding proposal for plastic phase-out

Hindustan Times  

India has circulated a proposal for the financial arrangement to implement a global legally binding instrument on phasing out plastic pollution, currently being negotiated in South Korea’s Busan where the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment is being held. India’s proposal suggests that parties …

Can the World Unite to End the Plastic Pollution Crisis?
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Can the World Unite to End the Plastic Pollution Crisis?

Live Mint  

-- The final round of United Nations-brokered talks aimed at tackling plastic pollution are opening in South Korea with deep divisions over the need to stem the rising flood of the material, a rift that threatens to scupper a two-year long quest for a deal. A coalition of nearly 70 nations, including Rwanda, Norway and the UK, is pushing for …

'Seize Plastic Items Having Less Than 120 Micron Width', Meghalaya HC Issues Directions To Govt Until Plastic Substitutes Are Developed
1 month ago

'Seize Plastic Items Having Less Than 120 Micron Width', Meghalaya HC Issues Directions To Govt Until Plastic Substitutes Are Developed

Live Law  

While hearing a Public Interest Litigation seeking a complete ban on single-use plastic in the State, the Meghalaya High Court issued directions to the State Government to be followed until plastic substitutes are fully developed and implemented in the market. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh directed the State Government to follow the following policy: " to issue administrative orders or …

India’s plastic crisis: The hidden emissions choking the country
3 months, 1 week ago

India’s plastic crisis: The hidden emissions choking the country

Hindustan Times  

Despite ongoing efforts to curb plastic waste, India’s struggle with uncollected trash, especially plastic, and rampant open burning is driving an environmental crisis of unprecedented scale. The study highlights the scale of the global plastic crisis spotlighting India among other countries, with significant emissions driven by uncollected waste and open burning, practices prevalent across many developing nations. India’s plastic emissions …

Plastic mess: On India’s waste problem
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Plastic mess: On India’s waste problem

The Hindu  

India, like other large economies, faces a significant plastic waste problem. According to a 2020-21 report by the Central Pollution Control Board, four million tonnes of plastic waste are generated annually. Recyclers, who have networks to collect plastic waste, recycle the waste and receive validated certificates for each tonne recycled. Addressing the root causes of plastic waste and enhancing the …

2 years after ban, single-use plastic still a common sight in Delhi
5 months, 3 weeks ago

2 years after ban, single-use plastic still a common sight in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

It has been two years since the country-wide ban on 19 single-use plastic came into force to phase them out but little has changed on the ground — indicating the need for stricter enforcement, and the lack of cheaper alternatives — spot checks by HT on Monday found. The ban was notified on July 1, 2022, after which enforcement teams …

Despite ban, plastic still in use in Bengaluru: Experts
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Despite ban, plastic still in use in Bengaluru: Experts

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: While World Environment Day is observed on June 5, the ban on plastic imposed by the BBMP has failed. Solid waste management experts slammed the BBMP and said the plastic ban is not enforced at all. V Ramprasad, advisor to the BBMP on Swachh Survekshan, said, “Nobody has taken the plastic ban seriously. Swachha Eco Solutions co-founder Rajesh said …

Plastic solution: Beyond the Global Plastics Treaty
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Plastic solution: Beyond the Global Plastics Treaty

The Hindu  

The Global Plastics Treaty, an ambitious initiative involving at least 175 United Nations member nations to eliminate the use of plastics, concluded its fourth round of negotiations recently. The goal is to finalise a legal document by the end of 2024 with timelines by when countries must agree to curb plastic production, eliminate its uses that create wastage, ban certain …

Plastic pollution: India favours consensus agreements instead of legal obligation
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Plastic pollution: India favours consensus agreements instead of legal obligation

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including the marine environment, ended without any tangible agreement in Ottawa, Canada. However, the INC-4 agreed to form two intersessional groups which will come up with discussion papers on plastic production criteria, chemicals of concern and product design focusing on …

No microplastics: new rules queer the pitch for ‘biodegradable’ plastics
9 months ago

No microplastics: new rules queer the pitch for ‘biodegradable’ plastics

The Hindu  

The Environment Ministry has introduced rules that make it harder for makers of disposable plastic ware to label such products as ’biodegradable’, introducing a stipulation that they must not leave any microplastics behind. Biodegradable plastic and compostable plastic are projected as the two broad kinds of technological fixes to India’s burgeoning problem of plastic waste pollution. No microplastics A new …

Products from recycled plastic in India not safe, says new study
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Products from recycled plastic in India not safe, says new study

Hindustan Times  

Products made from recycled plastic may not be as safe as one may think, according to a new study that has found a cocktail of toxic chemicals in recycled products in Delhi. The study by environmental NGO Toxics Link, titled “Is Plastic Recycling Safe?” that was released on Tuesday, revealed that of the tested products, 86% of toys and 67% …

Big footfalls bring big mounds of plastic and other waste
10 months ago

Big footfalls bring big mounds of plastic and other waste

The Hindu  

Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology Eshwar Khandre on February 5 officially declared temple town Dharmasthala as “plastic free.” Much effort had gone into it behind the scenes by the Dharmasthala Gram Panchayat as well as Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala. Panchayat President Vimala, Mr. Rao, members, the panchayat development officer and other officials visited every shop in the town to urge …

‘Plogman on India’ Ripu Daman Bevli and residents clean up streets of Coimbatore
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Plogman on India’ Ripu Daman Bevli and residents clean up streets of Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Ripudaman Bevli, began plogging seven years ago. Last year, we cleaned up beaches across Chennai and worked with the Tamil Nadu government for the International Coastal Clean-Up Day.” He says he would now like Indians to participate in #PlasticUpvaas, a social media challenge. “Disposables and single-use items completely overwhelm our lives, so we give people a mantra of #PlasticUpvaas to …

Australia is phasing out single-use plastics — but what items and when depends on where you live
1 year, 4 months ago

Australia is phasing out single-use plastics — but what items and when depends on where you live

ABC  

Along a riverfront in Fremantle, Western Australia, Julie Hughes gets to work grinding coffee beans as locals arrive for their morning caffeine fix. "States and territories have individually tackled some of those items like lightweight plastic bags, or plastic straws, plastic cutlery and stirrers," he says. It covers the items covered in the national agreement, alongside other single-use plastics that …

Assam govt to ban single-use plastic, including water bottles below 1 litre from October
1 year, 5 months ago

Assam govt to ban single-use plastic, including water bottles below 1 litre from October

Hindustan Times  

The Assam government will ban production and use of drinking water bottles made of Polyethylene terephthalate of less than 1 litre in volume from October 2 this year. “The state cabinet has approved to prohibition on the production and use of drinking water bottles made of PET of less than 1 litre in volume and strict implementation of the ban …

India, France to Work to Bolster Talks for Binding Instrument to End Plastic Pollution
1 year, 5 months ago

India, France to Work to Bolster Talks for Binding Instrument to End Plastic Pollution

News 18  

India and France on Friday said they will constructively engage other like-minded countries to strengthen the negotiations for an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. In March 2019, the 4th United Nations Environment Assembly, adopted a resolution on”Addressing Single-use plastic products pollution” which “encourages member states to take actions, as appropriate, to promote the identification and development of …

India is moving away from single-use plastics
1 year, 5 months ago

India is moving away from single-use plastics

Hindustan Times  

Estimates suggest that about seven billion of the 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic produced between 1950 and 2017 became plastic waste, ending up in landfills or dumped. The ministry of environment, forest and climate change adopted a two-pronged strategy to tackle unmanaged and littered plastic waste by placing a ban on single-use plastic items and effective implementation through extended producer …

India Leads Fight for Green Rights: Modi
1 year, 6 months ago

India Leads Fight for Green Rights: Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the developing and underdeveloped countries of the world are suffering from the flawed policies of a few developed countries and asserted that India had raised the issue of climate justice in front of every such country. The PM said: “Even today, developing and underdeveloped countries of the world are suffering …

Strict enforcement of ban on single-use plastics necessary: Puducherry Chief Minister
1 year, 6 months ago

Strict enforcement of ban on single-use plastics necessary: Puducherry Chief Minister

The Hindu  

Stressing the need to evolve sustainable development programmes for a better future, Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Monday said there was an urgent need to enforce the ban on single-use plastic items more stringently. There is need for stricter enforcement,” he said while participating in an event to mark World Environment Day at Kamban Kalaiyarangam. Expressing concern over the …

240 tonnes of plastic dumped in Delhi everyday: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

240 tonnes of plastic dumped in Delhi everyday: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Capital currently generates over 1,100 tonnes per day of plastic waste, but only around 870 TPD is being recycled or managed, leaving a gap of 242 TPD, or 22% of Delhi’s plastic waste load which ends up either in drains, at landfill or finding its way to the Yamuna, the latest data shows. Read here: Environment needs our urgent …

Environment needs our urgent attention
1 year, 6 months ago

Environment needs our urgent attention

Hindustan Times  

Today marks the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day. “World Environment Day 2023 is a reminder that people’s actions on plastic pollution matter. In 2018, as the global host of UN World Environment Day, India promised to phase out single-use plastic by 2022. As per CPCB’s 2019 annual report, “None of the states/Union territories have reported submission of annual reports …

World Environment Day: How Can India Learn From Bangladesh to Deal With Plastic?
1 year, 6 months ago

World Environment Day: How Can India Learn From Bangladesh to Deal With Plastic?

The Quint  

Third, we must promote the adoption of environmentally responsible and sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics. To do this, we must launch extensive public awareness programmes to inform people about the harm that plastic waste causes to the ecosystem. This will encourage people to adopt eco-friendly behaviours and limit their usage of single-use plastics, which will change their behaviour. Producing companies …

Plastic use in G20 countries projected to nearly double by 2050: Study
1 year, 9 months ago

Plastic use in G20 countries projected to nearly double by 2050: Study

Hindustan Times  

Plastic use in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by the middle of the century unless a comprehensive and legally binding global treaty to curb consumption is drawn up, according to research published on Monday. Among the G20 countries that have yet to introduce national bans on single-use plastic products are Brazil, the United States, Indonesia and Turkey. …

Single-use plastic waste rises from 2019-2021 despite pledges
1 year, 10 months ago

Single-use plastic waste rises from 2019-2021 despite pledges

The Hindu  

Polluting single-use plastic production rose by 6 million tonnes per year from 2019 to 2021 despite tougher worldwide regulations, with producers making "little progress" to tackle the problem and boost recycling, new research showed on Monday. But while growth has slowed recently, the production of single-use plastic from "virgin" fossil fuel sources is still nowhere near its peak, and the …

Explained: 3 ways countries can make single-use plastic bans more effective
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained: 3 ways countries can make single-use plastic bans more effective

Firstpost  

Single-use plastic bans can inspire wider changes to social systems. But without planned access to alternatives, a phased introduction, and efforts to nurture public support, product bans have a limited effect on plastic pollution Governments around the world are introducing single-use plastic product bans to alleviate pollution. The UK government has followed suit by announcing a ban on the supply …

UK is set to ban single-use plastic cutlery and plates: What this would entail
1 year, 11 months ago

UK is set to ban single-use plastic cutlery and plates: What this would entail

Hindustan Times  

The UK government is all set to ban single-use plastic items like cutlery, plates and polystyrene trays to combat plastic waste pollution. The ban will be imposed on items including plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon sticks and certain kinds of polystyrene cups and food containers. Some single-use plastic items like straws, stirrers and cotton buds are already banned in …

Use of banned single-use plastics on the rise in Coimbatore city
2 years, 2 months ago

Use of banned single-use plastics on the rise in Coimbatore city

The Hindu  

Despite the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change amending the Plastic Waste Management Rules and imposing a ban on manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of single-use plastic items from July 1, 2022, the banned plastic is used widely across the city. Many of the retail vegetable vendors at Anna Market on Mettupalayam Road continue to use the …

The need for plastic de-addiction
2 years, 2 months ago

The need for plastic de-addiction

Hindustan Times  

“It cannot be right to manufacture billions of objects that are used for a matter of minutes, and then are with us for centuries.”--Roz Savage The catla fish swimming serenely could not have foreseen the plastic band wrapping around its body and entrapping it. The sea turtle feasting on what seemed like a new delicacy could not have imagined that …

India needs a united front to fix its garbage problem
2 years, 2 months ago

India needs a united front to fix its garbage problem

Hindustan Times  

As the much-celebrated Swachh Bharat Mission completes eight years of unprecedented focus on safe and inclusive sanitation, the path has changed significantly from where it started on October 2, 2014. An estimated 2,200 legacy dumpsites, strewn like ulcers on the country’s urban landscape, hold 160 million tonnes of waste and are waiting to be scientifically dismantled. Urban expansion has caused …

India has taken ‘resolute’ steps towards eliminating single-use plastic, says Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey
2 years, 2 months ago

India has taken ‘resolute’ steps towards eliminating single-use plastic, says Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey

The Hindu  

India has taken resolute steps to reflect its commitment towards elimination of single-use plastics and it has also taken leadership in international fora to channel global attention towards the pollution they cause, Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey has said. He was speaking at the two-day national Eco Alternatives Expo and Start-Up conference …

Man Cycling to Bangladesh from Daman and Diu with Message to Shun Single-use Plastic
2 years, 3 months ago

Man Cycling to Bangladesh from Daman and Diu with Message to Shun Single-use Plastic

News 18  

Accompanied by daughters, seven-year-old Shreya and four-year-old Yukti, Anil Chauhan has cycled 11,000 km from Daman and Diu to Lucknow. Asked why he was undertaking such an arduous journey with his two daughters, Chauhan, a widower, said his mission was to stop the death of cows due to single-use plastic. ”Most of the cows in the country die by eating …

Andhra Pradesh: Implementation of single-use plastic ban ineffective in Kurnool, Anantapur
2 years, 3 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Implementation of single-use plastic ban ineffective in Kurnool, Anantapur

The Hindu  

The implementation of the ban on single-use plastic has been the most ineffective in undivided Kurnool and Anantapur districts with the supply lines of carry bags, packing material for hotels and small restaurants/eateries continuing uninterrupted. While the Kurnool Municipal Corporation has been at the forefront in implementing it for a long time, during the current phase of the ban from …

More than a month now, single-use plastic ban not so effective in Bengaluru
2 years, 4 months ago

More than a month now, single-use plastic ban not so effective in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Lathakumari, a vegetable vendor in Bommanahalli continues to use single-use plastic covers to pack vegetables for her customers, like many years before, despite a nationwide ban on the same since July 1. “The use of SUP is completely banned and the BBMP is creating awareness among vendors and citizens to use reusable cloth bags and paper bags. As part of …

Single-use plastics to be banned in Srisailam
2 years, 4 months ago

Single-use plastics to be banned in Srisailam

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Single-use plastics will be banned in the temple town of Srisailam from August 26, the temple authorities announced on Wednesday. “We are discussing with a supplier who currently serves the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams for introducing packaged drinking water in glass bottles and hope to tie this up soon,” Lavanna said. He urged pilgrims visiting Srisailam to carry with them …

War against plastic: focus on capital
2 years, 4 months ago

War against plastic: focus on capital

The Hindu  

The spotlight will be on Thiruvananthapuram in the context of an Indo-German project that seeks to prevent marine litter including plastics and microplastics. Kerala is one of three States, the others being Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, where the project 'Circular Economy Solutions Preventing Marine Litter in Ecosystems' is being implemented. Thiruvananthapuram would be the city in focus where ground-level …

20 tonne of seized plastic heads to Delhi’s waste-to-energy plants
2 years, 5 months ago

20 tonne of seized plastic heads to Delhi’s waste-to-energy plants

Hindustan Times  

Over 20,000 kilograms of banned single-use plastic has been seized by the 48 Delhi Pollution Control Committee and the Delhi government’s revenue department teams since July 1, when 19 SUP items were banned nationwide, has made its way to the three waste to energy plants in Okhla, Narela-Bawana and Ghazipur. Of the total plastic waste, 587 tonnes was single-use plastic, …

Single-use plastics: The next five steps
2 years, 5 months ago

Single-use plastics: The next five steps

Hindustan Times  

On July 1, India banned single-use plastics, and pushed a new regulation on plastic bags, requiring them to become thicker over time. The government, especially the Bureau of Indian Standards, must set minimum standards to ensure alternatives can be reused and contain zero-toxicity, keeping the circular economy principles in mind. Moreover, composting can create local jobs, particularly for waste-pickers, who …

Do single-use plastic bans work?
2 years, 5 months ago

Do single-use plastic bans work?

BBC  

Do single-use plastic bans work? Getty Images The problems caused by plastic waste are rapidly increasing around the globe, but it still serves a useful purpose in food packaging. In the end it often turns out to be more polluting to use cardboard wrapping than plastic, when the entire food production chain is taken into account – Romane Osadnick The …

TNPCB sets up control room to enforce ban on single-use plastics
2 years, 5 months ago

TNPCB sets up control room to enforce ban on single-use plastics

The Hindu  

In order to enforce the ban on single-use plastics, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has set up a control room. The items on the banned list include ear buds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, and polystyrene for decoration. Already, the Tamil Nadu government has banned the manufacture, storage, supply, transportation, and …

Explained | Enforcing the single-use plastic ban
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Enforcing the single-use plastic ban

The Hindu  

The story so far: A ban on the use of single-use plastics that was notified by the Union Environment Ministry on August 2021 came into effect on July 1 this year. The notification said national and State-level control rooms would be set up to check illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of banned single use plastic items. The …

India's 'Green' Ban Takes Place Within Covid Confines: A Dive Into 'Pandemic of Plastic' & What We Can Do
2 years, 5 months ago

India's 'Green' Ban Takes Place Within Covid Confines: A Dive Into 'Pandemic of Plastic' & What We Can Do

News 18  

India has now banned several single-use plastic products – including plastic straws, disposable cutlery, and earbuds – among some keenly used items. The most commonly used products during the pandemic were clear plastic gloves, disposable masks, PPE kits and increase in food packaging. These centres were sent only yellow bags, as a result PPE kits, gloves, masks with food waste …

Single-use plastic ban: Noida authority's 'anti-plastic drive' culminates in Sector-77 today
2 years, 5 months ago

Single-use plastic ban: Noida authority's 'anti-plastic drive' culminates in Sector-77 today

India TV News  

Highlights Anti-plastic drive was conducted on Sunday by Noida authority to create awareness Noida authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari also participated in the awareness drive on July 3 Along with the awareness campaign, a musical band performance was also held Single-use plastic ban news: As per the guidelines from Uttar Pradesh administration, an anti-plastic drive was conducted by the Noida authority …

Andhra Pradesh: GMC intensifies enforcement of ban on single-use plastic
2 years, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: GMC intensifies enforcement of ban on single-use plastic

The Hindu  

The Guntur Municipal Corporation has intensified its enforcement of the ban on single-use plastic in the city as it has come to light that many vendors are yet to comply with the new rule. “We are making it clear that any shops, vegetable vendors, fruit vendors, malls and other establishments using single-use plastic would be fined ₹5,000. The 2013 notification …

One Plate Poha For 1kg Plastic: Cafe Where You Can Pay With Waste Opens Up in Gujarat
2 years, 5 months ago

One Plate Poha For 1kg Plastic: Cafe Where You Can Pay With Waste Opens Up in Gujarat

News 18  

As of July 1, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has prohibited the manufacture, import, stocking, and sale of single-use plastic. Following the nationwide ban, a café in Gujarat has come up with an amazing way to tackle the plastic waste. The district administration of Junagadh is set to inaugurate a café called Natural Plastic Cafe, where they …

Six years down the lane, single-use plastic ban not so effective in Bengaluru
2 years, 5 months ago

Six years down the lane, single-use plastic ban not so effective in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The whole country might now cut down on its single-use plastic products, but Karnataka was the first State to impose a ban on these products in as early as 2016. Although the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike came up with enforcement plans, over the years, the movement floundered, especially in the last two years …

Enforcing the plastic ban well
2 years, 5 months ago

Enforcing the plastic ban well

Hindustan Times  

The world is choking on plastics. On Friday, India took a leap forward to contain this scourge by operationalising the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, which bans the manufacture, import, stocking, sale, distribution, and use of single-use plastic items. In 2015, the government said India generated 9.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, but the Centre for Science and …

Cups, straws, spoons: India starts on single-use plastic ban
2 years, 5 months ago

Cups, straws, spoons: India starts on single-use plastic ban

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people. But India’s federal environment minister Bhupender Yadav said at a press briefing in New Delhi that the ban had been in the pipeline for a year. A nationwide …

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