India’s per capita plastic use among lowest: Modi
News:
- On the eve of World Environment Day, Prime Minister said that India is among the lowest per capita consumption of plastic in the world.
Important Facts:
- India has observed 43th edition of World Environment Day 2018 on June 5 in New Delhi.
- Theme for World Environment Day 2018 is “Beat plastic pollution”.
- Clean Seas programme
- It is a Sweden-led initiative to reduce littering of marine ecosystems.
- India is committed to reducee the use of plastic and would join the Clean Seas programme.
- Effects of Plastic pollutions:
- It has deadly impact on marine ecosystem.
- Plastic Pollution has led to the declining in fish populations
- Warming of oceans
- Vanishing of habitats
- Status of plastic pollution in India:
- According to the Central Pollution Control Board, India generates about 15,000 tonnes of plastic waste every day of which about 40% remains uncollected.
- About 70% of the plastic packaging products become “waste” in a short duration of time.
- The disposable plastic such as bottles, cups, wrapping paper and bags account for over half the plastic produced.
- Government measure:
- The Environment Ministry has notified plastic waste management rules in 2016 which sought to control the manufacture of the particular kind of plastics.
- Government has introduced the provision for bans the use of plastic bags less than 50 microns thick.
