Lok Sabha Question No. 214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Use of Plastic in Packaging Industry
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Sougata Ray, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 214 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## Use of Plastic in Packaging Industry

## 214.    SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

PROF. SOUGATA RAY: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the single use plastic has beencompletely banned across the country, if so, the details there of State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (b) whether it is a fact that Corona Virus has resultedin increased dependence on single use plastic;
- (c) the  measures  taken/being  taken  by  theGovernment  to  make  the  nation  free  from single-use plastic;
- (d) whether the Government noticed the acuteshortage and non-availability of alternatives to single use plastics and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the  steps  taken  to  ensure  the  enough  availabilityof  alternative  items  in  affordable price; and
- (f) the corrective measures taken or proposed to betaken by the Government to ban the use of plastic in thepackaging industry to prevent environmentaldegradation?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a): The Ministry had notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, vide GSR NO. 571 (E) on 12th August 2021, in the Gazette of India, prohibiting the following identified  single  use  plastic  items,  which  have  low  utility  and  high  littering  potentialwith effect from the 1st July, 2022. Further, over and above the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016,  as  amended,  thirty  four  states/UTs  have  issued  notifications/orders  to  introduce regulations  pertaining  to  complete  or  partial  ban  on  plastic  carry  bags  and/or  identified single-use plastic items. The details are annexed.

(b) The Government has from time to timeissued guidelines/ standard operating procedures (SOPs) on preventive measures to contain spread of COVID 19. These guidelines/SOPs inter alia  include  use  of  personal  protective  equipment  and  face  covers/masks.  The  Central Pollution  Control  Board  has  issued  'Guidelines  for  Handling,  Treatment  and  Disposal  of

Waste Generated during Treatment/Diagnosis/ Quarantine of COVID-19 Patients' including disposal of personal protective equipment including waste masks and gloves.

(c): All thirty six States/UTs have constituted the Special Task Force under Chairpersonship of Chief Secretary/Administrator for elimination of single use plastics and  effective implementation of PWMR, 2016. A National Level Taskforce has also been constituted by the Ministry in this regard.The State /UT Governments and concerned Central Ministries/Departments have also been requested to developa comprehensive action plan and implement it in a time bound manner. The Government of India provides additional central assistance to the States/UTs under the Swachh Bharat Mission for solid waste management including plastic waste management. Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 has specific focus on elimination of single use plastics.

(d)  &  (e):  The  comprehensive  action  plan  of  the  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium Enterprises for elimination of single use plastics includes providing support to MSME units with respect to technology upgradation, creating awareness, marketing support, infrastructural  support  for  adopting  alternatives  to  banned  single  use  plastic  items,  through various  schemes  of  the  Ministry.    The  States  and  UTs  have  also  been  asked  to  provide incentives for promotion alternatives, as part comprehensive action plan template shared with them.

(f):The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has also notified the Guidelines on the Extended Producer Responsibility for plastic packaging vide Plastic Waste Management  Amendment  Rules,  2022,  on  16 th February,  2022.  The  prescriptions  of mandatory targets for reuse of rigid plastic packaging, minimum level of recycling of plastic packaging  waste  and  use  of  recycled  plastic  content  in  plastic  packaging,  will  promote circular  economy  and  reduce  plastic  foot  print of  plastic  packaging  thus  preventing environmental degradation.

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## Annexure

## Notification for banning manufacture, use, sale import and handling of single use plastic products

## (Based on the data available in submitted Annual reports by SPCBs/PCCs)

|   S. No | Name of State/UT              | Complete or Partial Ban   | Date of Gazette or Executive Order   | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|---------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman& Nicobar Islands      | Complete ban              | 02.08.2010 (Gazette)                 | Complete ban on manufacture, store, import, distribution, transportation, recycle, sell &use of plastic carry bags.                                                                                                                          |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh                | Not Banned                | Not Available                        | Not Banned                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh             | Complete ban              | 03.07.2012 (Executive Order)         | Complete ban on manufacture, store, import, transportation, sell& use of polythene/plastic carry bags                                                                                                                                        |
|       4 | Assam                         | Complete Ban              | 30.04.2019 (Gazette)                 | Plastic carry bags, banners, buntings, cups, cling films, flex, flags, plates, sheets (used for spreading on dining tables irrespective of thickness) including the above items made of thermocol and plastic which use plastic micro beads. |
|       5 | Bihar                         | Complete ban              | 11.12.2018 (Gazette)                 | Complete ban on manufacture, store, import, transportation, sell& use of plastic carry bags                                                                                                                                                  |
|       6 | Chandigarh                    | Complete ban              | 30.07.2008 (Gazette)                 | Complete ban on manufacture, storage, import, sale, use transportation &disposal of plastic carry bags                                                                                                                                       |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh                  | Complete ban              | 24.12.2014 (Gazette)                 | Complete ban on manufacture, store, import, transportation, recycle, sell &use of polythene/plastic carry bags.                                                                                                                              |
|       8 | Daman Diu& Dadra Nagar Haveli | Complete ban              | 24-01-2014& 22.09.2017 (Gazette)     | Forbidding the use, sale/ storage of all kinds of plastic bags                                                                                                                                                                               |
|       9 | Delhi                         | Complete ban              | 23.10.2012 (Gazette)                 | Complete ban on manufacture, import,store, sell &use of plastic products (poly Propylene, non- woven fabric type carry bags), plastic film or plastic tube to pack or cover any book including magazine &invitation/greeting cards.          |
|      10 | Goa                           | Partial ban               | 16.03.2015                           | Government imposed ban on Manufacture, stock, import, transportation, recycle, sale &use of plastic (carry bags, cups, forks, paper plates, spoons) in ChorlaGhat area Mandi Wildlifesanctuaries .                                           |
|      11 | Gujarat                       | Partial ban               | 28.06.2011 (Gazette)                 | Complete ban on plastic products in Gandhi Nagar                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|      12 | Haryana                       | Complete ban              | 20.08.2013 (Gazette)                 | Complete ban on manufacture, stock, import, transportation, recycle, sell &use of plastic (carry bags, cups, forks, paper plates, straws, spoons& containers for the usage of foodstuffs)                                                    |

|   13 | Himachal Pradesh   | Complete Ban                 | 07-07-2009 &13-08-2009 (Gazette)                                                                                                       | Complete ban on use of Carry bags (irrespective of size), polythene, non-biodegradable material, disposable plastic cups, plates, and glasses                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|------|--------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   14 | Jammu& Kashmir     | Complete Ban                 | 03.01.2017 (SRO 45 order- Notification) Jammu District Magistrate has on 01.10.2020 ordered strict enforcement of SRO 45 notification. | Complete ban on manufacture, stocking, distribution, sale and use of polyethylene carry bags, plastic sheets or like, cover made of plastic sheet, plastic packaging and multilayered packaging less than fifty microns in thickness within territorial limits of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|   15 | Jharkhand          | Complete Ban                 | 17.10.2017 (Gazette)                                                                                                                   | Complete ban on manufacture, import, storage, transport, sell and usage of plastic carry bags in the whole State                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|   16 | Karnataka          | Complete ban                 | 11.03.2016 (Gazette)                                                                                                                   | State government banned the plastic banners, buntings, carry bags (plastic &compostable), cups, cling films, flex, flags, plates, spoons& sheets made of plastic or Thermocol and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|   17 | Kerala             | 01.01.2020 (Executive Order) | 22.11.2010 (Executive Order)                                                                                                           | microbeads usage in the entire state Complete ban on the manufacture, storage, transport and sale of plastic carry bags( irrespective of thickness); plastic sheets( used as table spread); plates, cups and decorative materials made of thermocol/stryrofoam; SUP items like cups, plates, dishes, spoons, forks, straw, stirrer; plastic coated paper cups, plastic coated paper plates, plastic coated paper bowls, plastic coated paper bags; Non woven bags, plastic flags, plastic bunting; plstic water pouches, non branded plastic juice packets ; plastic juice packets; PET/PETE bottles of drinking water of capacities less than 500 ml; garbage bags (plastic); PVC flex materials and plastic packets. |
|   18 | Ladakh             | Partial Ban                  | (Order no-40- LA (GAD) of 2020 dated 23.06.2020)                                                                                       | Ban on the use of plastic water bottles and other plastic made objects in Government offices and other institutions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|   19 | Lakshadweep        | Complete ban                 | 25.01.2019 (Gazette)                                                                                                                   | Complete ban on use, store &sale of plastic carry bags of all thickness, plastic coated carry bags, plastic flags, plastic sheets/films used for wrapping, plastic sheets used as dining table covers, thermocol cups and plates, plastic coated paper cups and plates, plastic teacups, plastic tumblers, plastic teacups, water pouches/packets/PET plastic water bottles, straws,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|   20 | Madhya             | Complete                     | 24-05-2017                                                                                                                             | Production, Storage, Transportation, sale &use                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

|    | Pradesh     | ban          | (Gazette)                                                 | of plastic carrybags.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|----|-------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 21 | Maharashtra | Complete Ban | 23-03-2018 (Gazette) Amendment 11th April, 2018           | Complete ban in the whole State for manufacture, usage, sale storage,transport, and distribution, wholesale &retail, import of the plastic& compostable bags and the disposable products manufactured from plastic &thermocol (polystyrene) - disposable dish/spoon, cups, bowl, container, fork, plates, glasses, straw, non- woven polypropylene bags, cups/pouches. |
| 22 | Manipur     | Complete Ban | 12.9.2017 Notification no. 56/38/99 for&Envt              | Complete ban on use, store &sale of plastic carry bags                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 23 | Meghalaya   | Partial Ban  | 16.2.2017 Notification No. MPCB/TB- 144B/2016- 2017/79    | Use and sale of plastic bags less than 50 microns has been prohibited and public notice has been issued                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 24 | Mizoram     | Partial Ban  | With effect from 1.8.2019 By Aizwal Municipal Corporation | Complete ban on plastic carry bags below 50 microns                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 25 | Nagaland    | Complete ban | 01.01.2004 (Gazette)                                      | Complete ban on use, store &sale of plastic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 26 | Odisha      | Partial ban  | 29.09.2018 (Executive Order)                              | carry bags Ban on use and sale of plastic carry bags, bottled drinking water Polyethylene Terephthalate bottles of less than 200 ml capacity; SUP disposable cutleries like thermocol (polystyrene), dish/spoon, cups, bowl, container, fork, glasses &plates in Bhubaneshwar, Berhampur, Cuttack, Puri, Rourkela &Sambalpur                                           |
| 27 | Puducherry  | Complete ban | 30.07.2019                                                | (i) Polythene/Plastic/Polypropylene carry bags; (ii) Polythene/Plastic/Styrofoam (Thermocol) cups; (iii) Polythene/Plastic/Styrofoam (Thermocol) plates; (iv) Plastic sheet pouches used for cooked food wrapping; (v) Plastic sheets used for spreading on dining table; (vi) Water pouches; (vii) Plastic straw; (viii) Plastic                                      |
| 28 | Punjab      | Complete ban | 18.02.2016 (Gazette)                                      | flag. Complete ban on Manufacture, stock, distribute, recycle, sale &use of plastic carry bags.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 29 | Rajasthan   | Complete ban | 01.08.2010 (Gazette)                                      | Complete ban on use, store &sale of plastic carry bags                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 30 | Sikkim      | Complete ban | 19.05.2016 (Gazette)                                      | Complete ban on sale &use, storage of disposable items (cups, plates, spoons, containers, etc..) made from Styrofoam.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu  | Complete     | 01.01.2019                                                | Complete ban on manufacture, sell, use, storage,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

|    |               | Ban          | (Gazette)                    | Transportation and distribution of 'Single-use plastics' i.e. plastic carrybags, flags, sheets using for food wrapping, straws, tea cups, tumblers, water packets &pouches                                             |
|----|---------------|--------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 32 | Telangana     | Not Banned   | Not Available                | Not Banned                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 33 | Tripura       | Complete ban | 10.03.2015 (Gazette)         | Complete ban on Sell, use, storage, Transportation &import of plastic carrybags (including polypropylene, non-woven fabric type) plastic tube to pack or cover any book including magazine &invitation/greeting cards. |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | Complete ban | 22.12.2015 (Gazette)         | Sell, use, Storage, Transportation &import of plastic carrybags (including polypropylene, non- woven fabric type) plastic tube to pack or cover any book including magazine& invitation/greeting cards.                |
| 35 | Uttarakhand   | Complete Ban | 01.01.2017 (Gazette)         | Sell, use, storage& Transportation, of plastic carry bags.                                                                                                                                                             |
| 36 | West Bengal   | Partial ban  | 11.01.2018 (Executive Order) | Completely banned in religious and historical places.                                                                                                                                                                  |

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