Paper I · 7 Sustainable Development & Environment · 7.2.2 Solid and hazardous waste management

7.2.2.3 Plastic pollution and the Plastic Waste Management Rules: single-use plastic ban

India regulates plastic through the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016: thicker carry bags, a ban on identified single-use plastic items from 1 July 2022, and extended producer responsibility for all plastic packaging.

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Key terms

  • PWM Rules 2016
  • 120 micron
  • 75 micron
  • single-use plastic ban
  • 1 July 2022
  • EPR guidelines 2022
  • multilayered packaging
  • compostable plastic
  • IS 17088
  • microplastics
  • resin codes

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