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Pradeep Kumar

09/06/21 09:20 AM IST

Awareness campaign on Single Use plastics

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GIZ, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) along with Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, are organizing the two-month long awareness campaign 

Laws regarding plastic usage
  • Government of India has already banned import of plastic waste in the country.
  • The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for the first time brought out Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, for handling plastic waste in an environmentally sound manner.
  • “Under the rules plastic carry bags below 50 microns have been banned.
  • Many states/UTs have also banned identified single use plastic items. 
  • In March 2021 for amending the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, with respect to prohibiting identified 12 single use plastic items such as disposable plastic cutlery etc.
India Plastic Challenge – Hackathon 2021
  • To spur innovation and entrepreneurship in area of tackling plastic waste pollution and elimination of single use plastic, Shri Javadekar announced the “India Plastic Challenge – Hackathon 2021”.
  • The “India Plastic Challenge – Hackathon 2021” is a unique competition calling upon start-ups /entrepreneurs and students of   Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to develop innovative solutions to mitigate plastic pollution and develop alternatives to single use plastics.
Source: PIB

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