Draft Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021

Draft Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021

 

The environment ministry unveiled a set of draft rules that propose to ban several categories of single ­ use plastic items. The proposed prohibition on their manufacture, use, sale, import and handling is in keeping with Prime Minister Narendra  Modi's announcement in 2019 on phasing out single -use  plastic by 2022.

 

The draft Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021 is proposed to be implemented in three stages starting this year and culminating in mid-2022.

 

•   The first set of rules has been proposed for plastic bags with effect from September 30.

1.      The rules propose that each sheet of non-woven plastic carry bag shall not be less than 60 (GSM per square meter) or 240 microns in thickness.

2.    A carry bag made of virgin or recycled plastic shall not be less than 120 microns, with effect from the same date.

 

•   The second stag will come into effect from January 1 next year when six categories of single - use plastic - ear buds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, polystyrene (thermocol) for decoration - will be banned for sale, use, manufacture , stocking, import and distribution.

 

•   The third stag - from July 1, 2022 - t he list of banned items will grow. It will include single - use plastic plates, cups, glasses, cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives, straw, trays, wrapping/packing films around sweet boxes; invitation cards; cigarette packets, plastic/PVC banners less than 100 micron and stirrers.

 


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