{"id":125316,"date":"2022-10-26T09:45:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T04:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=125316"},"modified":"2022-10-26T03:03:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T21:33:54","slug":"know-about-plastic-waste-management-amendment-rules-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/india\/know-about-plastic-waste-management-amendment-rules-2022","title":{"rendered":"Know about Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) rules. The main objective of the regulations is to ban all single-use plastic items that create litter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) rules also provide notice about the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) rules for single-use plastic packaging. It was launched to amend the prior Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016, eradicate the use of single-use plastics, and find an alternative solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What are the plastic waste management rules for 2016?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The rules&#8217; primary purpose was to minimise plastic use, prevent wastage, ensure a separate collection of waste for recycling later, avoid littering plastic waste, etc. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to the rules of 2016, the local bodies of Gram Panchayat, the public, retailers, and street vendors will be responsible for taking care of and managing any plastic waste near their surroundings. The rules also have a provision for an independent body which can keep an eye on the functions of the government bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Single-use plastic and India\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Single-use plastics are only used once in a lifetime and must be thrown away or recycled. Some single-use plastics are plastic polythene, straws, cups, bottles etc. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is noted that India consumes 11 kilogrammes of plastic in a single year. The average consumption of plastic is 28 kg. India generates about 26,000 tonnes of plastic waste in a single day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why were plastics banned?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) banned single-use plastic and gave some reasons. The reasons are<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The non-biodegradable nature of the plastic, which takes years to dispose of,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Waste plastic bags are harmful to the animals as they chew them, which creates slow poison in their stomach.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The waste plastic bags release chemicals into the soil, which makes it more infertile.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It also leads to drainage problems, as the roots block the drains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Plastic bags are a significant source of land and water pollution.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A guide to amendment rules\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Under the amendment rules, manufacturing, import, export, sale, purchase, and distribution of polystyrene and expanded polystyrene will be prohibited from July 1, 2022.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The polystyrene and expanded polystyrene consist of plastic balloons and candies, ice cream sticks, thermocol, use and throw plates, cups, glasses, invitation cards, packets of cigarettes, PVC banners, wrapping polythene, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Apart from these, the thickness of plastics also matters. The thickness of plastic carry bags has increased from 50 microns to 75 microns and 120 microns. This step has been taken so people can reuse plastic carry bags due to their thickness and weight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A special task force will be enforced in the states as well as in the union territories of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Awareness among the masses will also be generated regarding the use of plastics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to rule 4 (1) (b) of the plastic waste management rules, those carry bags made up of recycled plastic can be used at home for storing, moving, dispensing, or packing things instead of throwing them away.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Categories of plastic packaging\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The plastic packaging is divided based on the thickness and consistency of the plastic. These categories are as follows<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">1st category<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Category 1 consists of all the rigid plastic packaging.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2nd category<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It has flexible plastic packaging with a single or double layer, such as plastic sheets, carry bags, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">3rd category<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It consists of multilayer plastic packaging. Here, multilayer stands for coating of plastic and coating of another material.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a04th category<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It has<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a plastic sheet or carry bags made of compostable plastic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) rules. The main objective of the regulations is to ban all single-use plastic items that create litter. The Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) rules also provide notice about the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) rules for single-use plastic packaging. 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