{"id":51999,"date":"2019-09-08T15:42:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T10:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=51999"},"modified":"2019-09-08T15:42:32","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T10:12:32","slug":"answered-discuss-the-need-and-impact-of-banning-single-use-plastic-in-india-what-are-various-government-initiatives-against-menace-of-plastic-in-india","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-discuss-the-need-and-impact-of-banning-single-use-plastic-in-india-what-are-various-government-initiatives-against-menace-of-plastic-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] Discuss the need and Impact of banning single-use plastic in India. What are various government initiatives against menace of plastic in India?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Demand of the question<\/strong>
Introduction.<\/strong> What is single use plastic?
Body. <\/strong>Why we need to ban single-use plastic? It\u2019s impact and Government\u2019s Initiatives against plastic menace.
Conclusion. <\/strong>Way forward. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Single-use plastic is a form of plastic that is disposable, which is only used once and then has to be thrown away or recycled. The single-use plastic items include plastic bags, water bottles, soda bottles, straws, plastic plates, cups, most food packaging and coffee stirrers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why we need to ban single-use\nplastic?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Pollution: <\/strong>One of the biggest threats\nabout plastic bags is that they threaten the environment. Plastic bags pollute\nthe land and water, since they are lightweight, plastic materials can travel\nlong distances by wind and water. <\/li>
  2. Non-renewable:<\/strong> Only 1-13% of the plastic\nitems are recyclable, the rest ends up either buried in the land or water\nbodies, eventually reaching the oceans, leading to polluting of water bodies\nand killing of marine life. With climate and environment becoming a rising\nglobal concern, plastic pollution and plastic waste management have become the\npoint of worry.<\/li>
  3. Energy intensive: <\/strong>Production of plastic\nmaterial are very energy intensive. They require a lot of water for their\nproduction. Thus using plastic bags is not advisable.<\/li>
  4. Threat to aquatic life: <\/strong>Being non-recyclable,\nplastic bags end up in the oceans. While they reach, they break up into tiny\nlittle pieces and are consumed by wildlife. Thereby leading to health issues or\neven death. Many animals also get entangled or trapped in plastic bags.<\/li>
  5. Harmful to human health: <\/strong>Toxic chemicals\nfrom plastic bags can damage the blood and tissues. Frequent exposures can lead\nto cancers, birth defects, impaired immunity, hormone changes, endocrine\ndisruption and other serious ailments.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Negative Impact\nof plastic ban:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. The Plastic industry in the country employs\nabout 40 lakh people. A ban on the plastics will affect industry, leading to\njob loss and economic slowdown.<\/li>
    2. A piece of plastic bag cost no more than 10-15\npaise which is much cheaper than a paper bag costing 20-25 paise per piece. Plastic\nban would Impact cost of the products and would lead to inflation.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Positive Impact of plastic\nban:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. It will help in tackling air pollution and water\npollution.<\/li>
      2. It will save Many marine lives.<\/li>
      3. It will reduce health issues in humans due to\npollution.<\/li>
      4. It will spread nation-wide awareness about\nharmful effects of single-use plastic. <\/li>
      5. Plastic ban forces the customer to buy the\nrecyclable plastic bags and reuse of disposable bags. This can also encourage\nreuse of the bags. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Government\u2019s Initiatives\nagainst plastic menace:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. Reusables in government offices: <\/strong>Many government\noffices in various states like Kerala made the switch to ink pens and steel\ncutlery to ensure articles like plastic water bottles, disposable teacups and\nplastic carry bags are no longer used across the office premises.<\/li>
        2. Fishing for plastic waste from water bodies:<\/strong>\nKerala\u2019s Suchitwa Mission have been engaged in not just finding fish but also\ntake care of plastic that either gets stuck in the fishing nets or floats in\nthe sea. They have managed to recover 25 tonnes of plastic waste.<\/li>
        3. Crackdown on plastic usage: <\/strong>Many states\nlike Maharashtra, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka and Punjab have imposed\nsome form of a ban on plastic. <\/li>
        4. Utilising plastic for road surfacing: <\/strong>Governments\nare using plastics for road surfacing and many states are considering to\nimplement this pioneering tactic to manage their plastic waste. Kerala,\nMaharashtra and Tamil Nadu are a few states that have already begun work on\nthese lines.<\/li>
        5. Up-cycling plastic for better purposes: <\/strong>From\nconstruction materials to threads and fabrics for the textile industry, many\norganisations across India have been up-cycling plastic for more significant\npurposes. Even the government\u2019s recent proposal to introduce plastic currency\nnotes is a great step in up-cycling plastic waste.<\/li>
        6. Plastic Waste Management Rules: <\/strong>The\nGovernment has notified the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 which:<\/li>
        7. Increased minimum thickness of plastic carry\nbags from 40 to 50 microns and stipulate minimum thickness of 50 micron for\nplastic sheets also to facilitate collection and recycle of plastic waste.<\/li>
        8. Expand the jurisdiction of applicability from\nthe municipal area to rural areas, because plastic has reached rural areas also.<\/li>
        9. Bring in the responsibilities of producers and\ngenerators, both in plastic waste management system and to introduce collect\nback system of plastic waste by the producers\/brand owners, as per extended\nproducers responsibility.<\/li>
        10. Promote use of plastic waste for road\nconstruction as per Indian Road Congress guidelines or energy recovery, or\nwaste to oil etc. for gainful utilisation of waste and also address the waste\ndisposal issue.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Though recycling is the best option for plastic, methodology and systemisation for recycling is slow. While the production model of plastic is very huge and uncontrollable, the numbers of recycling plants are very less. Thus a ban on single-use plastic would help. Government should educate the public and trade bodies to achieve the benefits of the ban. Since long term benefits of plastic bag ban use will benefit the economy and also save taxpayer money can lead to plastic bag cleanup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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