Recently, the market information report what the Indian government and the central pollution control board (cPCB) of India have issued orders to Indian states to promote the implementation of the ban on the use of some disposable plastic products issued on August 13 last year.

According to this ban, disposable plastic products including earplugs, flags, candy and ice cream sticks, decorative hot glue, PVC banners with a thickness of less than 100 microns, mixers, packaging films, cups, glasses and tableware will be prohibited from production and use. In addition, the Indian government and cPCB will prohibit the production and use of plastic handbags with a thickness of less than 120 microns from December 31, 2022.

According to the estimation of cPCB, India produces 25940 tons of garbage every day - equivalent to the loading capacity of 1030 25 ton trucks. About 60% of the garbage can be recycled and the rest will be discarded in the environment.

The government announced the revised rules for plastic waste management in 2021 to prohibit the use of disposable plastic items by 2022.

From September 30, 2021, the thickness of plastic bags allowed to be used will be increased from 50 microns to 75 microns and from December 31, 2022 to 120 microns.

The extended producer responsibility guide has legal effect.

According to the call of prime minister Shri Narendra modi to phase out disposable plastics by 2022, and taking into account the adverse effects of waste plastics on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, the Ministry of environment, forests and climate change of India has issued the revised rules for plastic waste management in 2021 to the whole country, The rules prohibit the use of inefficient and disposable plastic items that are likely to become plastic waste before 2022.

The pollution caused by disposable plastic products has become an important environmental challenge faced by all countries. India has pledged to take action to reduce pollution caused by ubiquitous disposable plastic waste. At the Fourth United Nations Environment Conference in 2019, India piloted a resolution to solve the pollution of disposable plastic products, recognizing that the international community urgently needs to pay attention to this very important issue. The adoption of the resolution at the fourth session of the United Nations Environment assembly is an important step.

From July 1, 2022, it is prohibited to manufacture, import, store, distribute, sell and use the following disposable plastic products, including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene products:

a: Plastic earplugs, balloons, plastic sticks, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice cream sticks, polystyrene decorations;

b: Plates, cups, glasses (SIC), forks, spoons, knives and other tableware, straws, trays, packaging or packaging films around sweet boxes, invitation cards and cigarette packs, plastic or PVC banners less than 100 microns, agitators.

In order to prevent plastic handbags from being arbitrarily discarded due to their light weight, the thickness of plastic handbags will be increased from 50 microns to 75 microns from September 30, 2021 and 120 microns from December 31, 2022. Due to the increased thickness, this will also allow the plastic bag to be reused.

Plastic packaging waste, which is not within the determined elimination scope of disposable plastic articles, should be collected and managed in an environmentally sustainable manner through the extended producer responsibility (Pibo) of producers, importers and brand owners. According to the plastic waste management rules, 2016. In order to effectively implement the extended producer responsibility guide, the 2021 plastic waste management amendment rules have given the legal effect to the extended producer responsibility guide.

Strengthen waste management infrastructure in state / federal territories through the clean India campaign. The following steps have also been taken to strengthen the implementation of the 2016 plastic waste management rules and reduce the use of identified disposable plastic items: (I) state / federal territories have been asked to establish a task force to eliminate the use of plastics in disposable plastic products and effectively implement the 2016 plastic waste management rules. The Ministry has also established a national working group to coordinate efforts to eliminate identified disposable plastic items and effectively implement the 2016 plastic waste management rules.

State / federal territorial governments and relevant central authorities were also asked to develop a comprehensive action plan to ban disposable plastics and effectively implement the 2016 plastic waste management rules. Instructions under section 5 of the environmental (protection) Act 1986 have been issued to all state / federal territories to establish institutional mechanisms to strengthen the implementation of the plastic waste management (PWM) Rules 2016.

The government has also been taking measures to raise public awareness of the elimination of disposable plastics and effectively implement the 2016 plastic waste management rules. The government organized a two-month one-off plastic publicity campaign in 2021. The Ministry also organized a pan Indian writing competition with the theme of disseminating awareness among students in the country to eliminate disposable plastic products.

In order to encourage innovation in the development of identified alternatives to disposable plastic items and digital solutions for plastic waste management, the 2021 Indian plastics challenge - hacker marazon was organized for students in higher education institutions and start-ups recognized by the Indian initiative.