INDIA’S
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS BAN:
By Gaurav/Bharat 09/07/22
IMPACT AND PROBLEMS
India bans
manufacture, import, hording, distribution, sale, and use of 19
single-use plastic
items wef July 1, 2022
Single-use plastic is
used only once
and then discarded
It accounts for
third of all plastic
produced globally
India generates estimated
11.8 million metric tonnes
of single-use plastic in a year
There is
little reliable data
on how much of it is recycled
Earbuds
Balloon Sticks
Ice-Cream Sticks
Plastic Straws,
Plates, Cups,
Glasses, Forks,
Spoons, Knives,
Plastic Trays
What's Banned
Plastic in Packaging of
Sweet Boxes
Invitation Cards
PVC Banners under 100 microns
Polystyrene used for decoration
What's Banned
Complete ban
on Sachets using plastic material for packing or selling of
Gutkha, Tobacco, Cigarette, and Pan Masala
Anyone
disobeying
the
ban
could face
five-year jail
or fine of
Rs 100,000
or both
Government says its banning 19 items of ‘
Low Utility
’ but there is
very little replacement
Supply Constraint
Unemployment
Immediate cost inflation of alternative use items like paper straws etc.
Mismanaged ban will lead to
Since Govt has
no alternatives
to support large
unorganized / manufacturing
sector
All sectors will take a
long time
in transition
All the
street vendors
and
companies
manufacturing plastic bags and other single-use plastic face
losses or closure
UNLESS
they can
use / manufacture alternatives
Rs 10,000 crore
industry which employs over
4,00,000
people
Mismanaged ban will kill
Govt is setting up
control rooms
&
special teams
to enforce ban
Measures
Fines and Bans
will be little deterrent to
cost increase
and
habit change
Pressures