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- A committee headed by Indian Prime Minister has decided that a major initiative on restricting the use of plastic, eliminating single use plastic and handling of plastic waste will be launched on October 2, 2019
- Between September 11 and October 2, the government has planned a plastic use and waste awareness campaign across 4,000 towns and 6 lakh villages.
- On October 2, a nationwide ‘shramdaan’ for plastic waste will be organised in all gram panchayats, urban local bodies, schools and highways.
- The Committee also decided that a ‘grand function’ will be held at Sabarmati riverfront during which a commemorative coin and postage stamps will be released.
- The October 2 campaign will be followed by a larger campaign till Diwali (October 27) on the segregation, transportation and recycling/disposal of waste.
