India will ban the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of identified single-use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, all across the country from July 1, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change informed on Tuesday.Â
Post this, the ministry defined a list of items that will be banned from next month. “The manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of following single-use plastic, including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene, commodities shall be prohibited with effect from the 1st July 2022,†the Ministry said.
List of Banned items
- Balloon sticks
- Cigarette packs
- Cutlery items including plates, cups, glasses, forks, spoons, knives, trays
- Earbuds
- Sweet boxes
- Invitation cards
- Cigarette packs
- PVC banners measuring under 100 microns
How will the plastic ban be enforced from July?
The Single-use plastic ban will be monitored by the CPCB and the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs), who will report to the Centre on a regular basis. Reports suggest that the CPCB has issued directions at the national, state, and local levels in order to not supply raw materials to industries that engage in banned items.
