Plastic Waste Rules

World Environment Day is celebrated on 5 June in over 150 countries, from governments and organisations to communities and individuals. It's like a yearly Earth "check-up day" with plastic-free nation

Beverage manufacturers in India cites capacity constraints in recycling plastic waste and cost impact ahead of peak summer demand, as govt sets April 1 deadline for the use of 30 per cent rPET bottles

The renewed focus on surveillance and compliance, along with the enforcement of strict labelling and certification standards, is aimed at improving the effectiveness of PWM regulations

Plastic's ubiquity means that avoiding it entirely is impossible. However, there are steps you can take to minimize its presence

India is the third-largest plastic producer globally. While these new norms will put India ahead in the global league, they will also impact packaging costs for consumer companies

In the KIE consumer staples universe, Dabur reported the highest packaging cost at 12.5 per cent of its standalone revenues in FY23

Meanwhile, the 60-nation "High-Ambition Coalition", which includes EU countries, island nations, Japan and the UAE, wants to end plastic pollution by 2040

Plastic is not a 100 per cent biodegradable product and if any manufacturers claim otherwise it will tantamount to misleading advertisement, a top BIS official said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has suggested the Environment Ministry not to certify biodegradability of plastics as it has not been established and research are still going on in India and other countries. It would be a fit case of "misleading advertisement" if any manufacturers claims that its plastic products are 100 per cent biodegradable, he added. "It has not been established whether the plastic is actually 100 per cent biodegradable. Research is still going on on this subject in India and across the world," BIS Director General Pramod Kumar Tiwari told reporters. Although, there are a few test methods and standards but none of them confirm that plastic is biodegradable, he said. Further, Tiwari said the same was conveyed to the officials of the Environment Ministry in a recent ...

India generates around 3.4 million tonnes (MT) of plastic waste, a report said on Wednesday noting that only 30 per cent of it is recycled

Plastics industry groups have called for a focus on recycling

Control rooms to be set up for implementation of the ministry order, says Bhupinder Yadav

All waste dumping sites in India will be converted into green zones in the next 2-3 years, said PM Modi while digitally inaugurating Asia's largest Bio-CNG plant in MP's Indore, on Saturday.

The government has issued a draft regulation under which there can be a ban on single use plastic for candy & ice cream stick, film wraps around sweet boxes and cigarette packets, etc.

Plastic processors say that is much thicker than global standards

Led by top beverage makers - PepsiCo Holdings, Coca-Cola India, and Bisleri International - the programme is a producer-led-and-owned plastic waste management venture, a first of its kind

The government is now working on curbs for untreated plastic waste, mostly produced by FMCG entities

"All major sources of municipal solid waste generation - hotels, restaurants, slaughter houses, vegetable markets etc. should be directed to provide segregated waste and handover the same to the Corporation in accordance with rules.

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